Author: Mark Zastrow

Stars

Snapshot: Hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris sneezes like Betelgeuse

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Glynn Lunney, legendary NASA flight director, dies at 84

Exoplanets, Planets, The Sun

Space hurricane of plasma spotted above Earth’s North Pole

Exoplanets, Planets, Space Exploration

“Super Soaker” rocket creates gleaming cloud at the edge of space

Science, Solar System

Galileo’s sunspot sketches get AI-enhanced makeover

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System, Space Exploration

WATCH: Stunning real video of Perseverance landing on Mars

Human Spaceflight, The Moon

Alan Shepard smacked golf balls on the Moon — and now we know where they landed

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight

LISTEN: Five planets resonate to a fascinating rhythm

Exotic Objects

Astronomers edge closer to detecting background “sea” of gravitational waves

Astronomy for beginners, Solar System

Citizen astronomers map near-Earth asteroid

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97

Observing

Arecibo radio telescope finally collapses following cable failures