We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?

If you’ve spent any time on the Earth in the last 50 years or so, you might have noticed a lot of trash laying around…with less and less space to, you know, put it. Meanwhile, we’re sending all sorts ...
Florida Today

NASA's next big mission prepares for launch in Titusville. Meet IMAP spacecraft.

NASA's IMAP mission, launching in late September from KSC, will study solar wind and its impact on Earth. IMAP will travel to Lagrange Point 1, a million miles from Earth, to collect data and provide ...
The New York Times

The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. An image from the Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument of a coronal streamer of the sun, about 16.9 ...
Gizmodo

Could We Actually Launch a Supervillain Into the Sun?

Editor’s note: This article is a lighthearted and educational exploration of orbital mechanics; no one is seriously proposing that we launch criminals—or anyone—into the Sun. Well, not that we’re ...