Space, Astronomy & Meteorites | Meteor Makershttps://meteormakers.com/topics/space-astronomyMeteor cameras, survey telescopes, planetary science, and rover engineering, with source-linked research coverage.en-usHow Many Meteorites Reach Earth? Cameras Are Chasing the Answerhttps://meteormakers.com/article/meteorite-flux-global-meteor-networkhttps://meteormakers.com/article/meteorite-flux-global-meteor-networkAn October 1 research update uses Global Meteor Network fireballs to estimate surviving rocks. The hard part is turning bright streaks into a reliable rate.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:20:00 GMTScience That Matters Build JPL's Six-Wheel Open Source Roverhttps://meteormakers.com/project/jpl-open-source-mars-roverhttps://meteormakers.com/project/jpl-open-source-mars-roverThe complete reviewed JPL rover hardware manual: parts lists, wiring, PCB assembly, mechanical chapters, original build photographs and diagrams, optional mast, and downloadable schematics. Original writeup by JPL / California Institute of Technology and Open Source Rover contributors.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTInventor ProjectsJPL / California Institute of Technology and Open Source Rover contributors Hubble and Webb Found Tiny Icy Worlds That Keep Their Pasthttps://meteormakers.com/article/tiny-icy-worlds-hubble-webbhttps://meteormakers.com/article/tiny-icy-worlds-hubble-webbA joint Hubble-Webb survey found 27 faint worlds beyond Neptune. Their colors and scarcity offer a fresh test of how planets get their building blocks.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTScience That Matters ESA Followed a Dying Satellite to Learn How Spacecraft Break Aparthttps://meteormakers.com/article/cluster-final-reentry-sciencehttps://meteormakers.com/article/cluster-final-reentry-scienceCluster's final spacecraft reentered on September 1. An aircraft full of instruments watched its last seconds to improve the science of satellite disposal.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTScience That Matters Saturn Has a New Ten-Sided Mystery at Its South Polehttps://meteormakers.com/article/saturn-south-pole-decagonhttps://meteormakers.com/article/saturn-south-pole-decagonHubble has tracked a growing ten-sided wave around Saturn's south pole. The surprise is not just its shape, but watching a planetary pattern emerge.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTScience That Matters Roman Has Launched. Its Biggest Trick Is Seeing More Sky at Oncehttps://meteormakers.com/article/roman-space-telescope-launcheshttps://meteormakers.com/article/roman-space-telescope-launchesNASA's Roman telescope launched on August 30. Its wide-field camera turns Hubble-like detail into a survey machine, with commissioning still ahead.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTScience That Matters NASA Is Blasting Fake Moon Dirt to Make Real Landings Saferhttps://meteormakers.com/article/moon-landing-dust-vacuum-testshttps://meteormakers.com/article/moon-landing-dust-vacuum-testsInside a 60-foot vacuum sphere, NASA is measuring how landing-engine plumes throw lunar soil. The six-second tests target a serious landing hazard.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTScience That Matters NASA's Roman Telescope Is Fueled, Mounted, and Almost Ready to Flyhttps://meteormakers.com/article/roman-space-telescope-ready-for-launchhttps://meteormakers.com/article/roman-space-telescope-ready-for-launchNASA has fueled the Roman Space Telescope and mounted it to SpaceX launch hardware ahead of a no-earlier-than August 30 Falcon Heavy flight.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTScience That Matters Scientists Found the First True Sugar in Interstellar Spacehttps://meteormakers.com/article/first-true-sugar-detected-interstellar-spacehttps://meteormakers.com/article/first-true-sugar-detected-interstellar-spaceAstronomers detected erythrulose, a four-carbon sugar, in a Galactic Center molecular cloud - the first true sugar identified in interstellar space.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTScience That Matters The World's Biggest Camera Just Started a 10-Year Movie of the Universehttps://meteormakers.com/article/rubin-lsst-ten-year-cosmic-moviehttps://meteormakers.com/article/rubin-lsst-ten-year-cosmic-movieVera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the LSST, using its 3,200-megapixel camera to photograph the southern sky every few nights for a decade.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTScience That Matters Nature Turned Terraforming Mars Into a Playable Science Experimenthttps://meteormakers.com/article/nature-terraform-mars-game-science-designhttps://meteormakers.com/article/nature-terraform-mars-game-science-designNature consulted scientists to turn the planetary-scale tradeoffs of making Mars habitable into an experimental interactive adventure.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTPlay & Game Design