​ Physicists Propose Cheaper Alternative to Particle Colliders: Supermassive Black Holes (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A new study from Johns Hopkins University suggests that supermassive black holes—those cosmic behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies—might already be generating the

​ SpaceX’s Company Town May Force Its Residents to Leave Their Homes (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) It’s been less than a month since Elon Musk got his dream town in Boca Chica, Texas, and Starbase is already a nuisance.

​ With Jared Isaacman Out, Is NASA in Deeper Trouble? (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) In a surprise move, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. The private astronaut’s prospective role as NASA administrator was

​ Solar Storms Are Pushing Elon Musk’s Satellites Back to Earth (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) New research suggests that heightened solar activity shortens the lifespans of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, and may send them careening back to Earth at greater

​ Less than two years after launch, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft experienced a glitch in its propulsion system that’s now jeopardizing its mission to explore a unique metallic asteroid in the main belt. NASA engineers, ever resourceful, implemented a fix for

​ Billions of years from now, the Sun will swell into a red giant, swallowing Mercury, Venus, and Earth. But that’s not the only way our planet could meet its demise. A new simulation points to the menacing threat of