The new space race: International partnerships (op-ed)
Shift from competition to collaboration in international space exploration, with the U.S. now leading an international coalition for projects like the Artemis program. It notes Japan will join an upcoming Artemis mission, the first time a non-American will walk on the moon, signifying growing cooperation. However, Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on preventing weapons in […]
James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The James Webb Space Telescope captured new images of Jupiter that revealed previously unseen atmospheric structures and activity above the planet’s Great Red Spot storm. The structures included dark arcs and bright spots in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, where it meets the planet’s magnetic field. Astronomers believe these features are caused by powerful gravity waves propagating […]