Found in lakes and rivers worldwide, single-celled creatures like these Paramecium bursaria can both eat and photosynthesize. Microbes like this play a double role in climate change, releasing or absorbing […]
Artist depiction of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: Andrew Z. Colvin How do you weigh a galaxy? It’s an astronomical challenge, particularly if it’s the galaxy you call home. It […]
WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates has released new details about its planned mission to the main asteroid belt, one that is similar to an ongoing NASA mission. The UAE […]
SpaceX is set to launch a new batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (June 4). A Falcon 9 rocket will launch 22 of SpaceX’s new “V2 Mini” internet satellites for […]
A plume of water vapor jetting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus stretches 20 times the size of the moon itself, feeding a vast torus around the ringed […]
It has been over sixty years since the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) survey occurred. This was Project Ozma, a survey led by Dr. Frank Drake (who devised the […]
Science & Exploration 02/06/2023 2161 views 26 likes The food we eat determines how we feel, and nothing beats a good fry-up, although in moderation of course. As we prepare […]
Scientists at the University of Florida are leveraging artificial intelligence to improve at-home diagnostic tests for diseases such as hepatitis C and COVID-19. The team has refined a one-pot reaction […]
This image provided by the European Space Agency and taken with the ESA’s High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard the Mars Express spacecraft shows Mars as the spacecraft approaches the […]
Experts and innovators from across the space sector supply chain are convening at Space-Comm Expo, taking place 7-8 June 2023 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. Brought to the […]
We were impressed with the SuperTank Pro power bank from Zendure, so we couldn’t wait to get our hands on this massive-capacity power station. If the quality and functionality of […]
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule descends toward White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico to wrap up the unpiloted Orbital Flight Test 2 mission on May 25, 2022. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls […]
It’s almost impossible to over-emphasize the primal, raging, natural power of a star. Our Sun may appear benign in simple observations, but with the advanced scientific instruments at our disposal […]
The second European Service Module for the Artemis Orion spacecraft was subjected to a barrage of sound last month to test if the structure is sound. Although there is no […]
A study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine has discovered a link between heart attacks and accelerated cognitive decline. Analyzing data from adults who experienced their first heart attack, the researchers […]
The robotic Canadarm during STS-72, as Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 1996. Credit: NASA – https://archive.org/details/STS072-722-041, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29803999 Robots will be one of the keys to the expanding in-space […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Boston-based startup Fortify raised $12.5 million from investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures and Raytheon Technologies’ RTX Ventures. It was the first joint investment by the venture capital […]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this shot of the “jellyfish galaxy” JW39, which lies about 900 million light-years from Earth. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP […]
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft floats in the Gulf of Mexico after splashdown Tuesday night. Credit: SpaceX America’s most experienced space flier and her […]
What happens when you burn iron in space? The European Space Agency is torching iron powder in microgravity, to find out. They aren’t doing it for the fun of it, […]
Science & Exploration 31/05/2023 509 views 29 likes Everything burns. Given the right environment, all matter can burn by adding oxygen, but finding the right mix and generating enough heat […]
Scientists have devised a promising immunotherapeutic approach for treating melanoma brain metastases, offering the potential to significantly improve the survival rate, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine. This […]
The two-days binned MAXI light curve of GX 349+2. The red and blue vertical lines represent AstroSat and NICER observations. Credit: Kashyap et al., 2023. Using the AstroSat spacecraft and […]
HELSINKI — China is looking to greatly expand its satellite launch capacity by mass producing a medium-lift rocket to help build a communications megaconstellation. China is developing its plans to […]
China’s latest crew of three astronauts is now aboard the country’s Tiangong space station. The trio, the crew of the Shenzhou 16 mission, launched on a Long March 2F rocket […]
Live coverage of the undocking, re-entry, and splashdown of Axiom’s Ax-2 mission at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is […]
With Virgin Orbit going through bankruptcy, other launch providers are purchasing various parts of the business. This week we learned that Stratolaunch’s bid to buy Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 […]
Science & Exploration 30/05/2023 895 views 40 likes Interaction between moon’s plumes and Saturn’s ring system explored with Webb A water vapour plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus spanning more than […]
Reconstruction of an Australian pterosaur. Researchers have verified that pterosaur bones found in Australia over 30 years ago are the oldest of their kind, dating back to 107 million years […]
A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Credit: […]
HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has stated its goal to land astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. “Recently, the moon landing phase of China’s crewed […]
NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast. The agency will hold a meeting of […]
India’s GSLV Mk.2 rocket lifts off Monday with the NVS 01 navigation satellite. Credit: ISRO An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Monday with the first in a new […]
When two black holes collide, they don’t smash into each other the way two stars might. A black hole is an intensely curved region of space that can be described […]
A downward view of ESA’s rock-strewn recreation of the Red Planet, designed to put prototype planetary rovers through their paces. Officially part of the Planetary Robotics Laboratory at the Agency’s ESTEC technical centre […]
A recent breakthrough by a research team from Mass Eye and Ear, part of Mass General Brigham, demonstrated successful application of adeno-associated virus vectors in aged mice models with a […]
Possible orbits of a planet in a hierarchical triple-star system. Note that m1, m2, and m3 do not necessarily agree. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2022). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ac9302 A […]
WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing said May 26 they are still working towards a July launch of the CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight despite “emerging issues” and concerns […]
Climate change could unleash gigantic tsunamis in the Southern Ocean by triggering underwater landslides in Antarctica, a new study warns. By drilling into sediment cores hundreds of feet beneath the […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher lifts off from Launch Complex 1B in New Zealand with NASA’s fifth and sixth TROPICS hurricane research satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab The last two spacecraft in […]
Launched on April 14, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice; formerly known as JUICE) spacecraft has finally completed the unfurling of its solar panel arrays […]
Applications 25/05/2023 4146 views 61 likes Earth’s declining ice is without a doubt one of the clearest signs of climate change. A new high-resolution sea-ice concentration data record has just […]
By University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences May 27, 2023 “You could speculate whether the people who put on weight again simply lack the appetite-inhibiting […]
A portion of Mars Dune Alpha is seen at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Living on Mars wasn’t exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though […]
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX launched the Badr-8 TV broadcast and telecoms satellite May 27 for Saudi Arabia-based fleet operator Arabsat, equipped with a jamming-resistant optical communications payload demonstrator. The 4,500-kilogram […]
Warming temperatures are increasing the flow of less-dense meltwater and slowing down deep ocean currents in Antarctica. (Image credit: UniversalImagesGroup / Contributor) Deep ocean currents around Antarctica that are vital […]
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Arabsat’s Badr 8 communications satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at […]
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences discuss direct evidence of an ancient ocean and its shoreline […]
Science & Exploration 26/05/2023 2883 views 69 likes Flight controllers at ESA’s mission control centre in Germany have been busy this week, working with instrument teams on the final deployments […]
A close-up of extended polyps of an apparently healthy great star coral colony (Montastraea cavernosa) on a reef near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tentacles surrounding the mouth of each polyp […]
In this photo provided by ispace, engineers and affiliates work on the flight model of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander at the IABG Space Test Centre in Ottobrunn, Germany, […]
WASHINGTON — BAE Systems won a $7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop AI tools to automate the tracking of data collected by military satellites. […]
zubenelgenubi Cross-post: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-ng-19/ About the NG-19 Mission Northrop Grumman is proud to name the NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft in remembrance and celebration of the life of NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark. […]
Astronomers are spying on the Milky Way’s neighbors, assessing the amount of light that escapes from them and how this is connected to each galaxy’s physical properties. This deep investigation […]
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION An on-board camera captured this spectacular view of planet Earth with the Unity spaceplane’s folding wings as the six-person vehicle soared over 50 […]
Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy to collect samples on the martian surface, some 290 000 million km away from […]
When two massive objects – like black holes or neutron stars – merge, they warp space and time. Scientists have reactivated the upgraded Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) after a […]
CSIRO ’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country. Credit: Alex Cherney Researchers using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have detected a “fast radio […]
WASHINGTON — The first components for a new mobile launch platform for NASA’s Space Launch System, which has suffered extensive cost and schedule overruns, have arrived at the Kennedy Space […]
Virgin Galactic will launch its first spaceflight in two years on its reusable space plane Unity on Thursday (May 25), but exactly when the launch takes place will depend on […]
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand with the final pair of NASA’s TROPICS […]
Enjoy a sneak peek of ESA’s new documentary that looks at fire in all its fury – and how satellite technology is helping to mitigate this consequence of climate change. […]
In a groundbreaking study, it has been suggested that humans are not as unique or egalitarian in their societal behaviors as often believed. The study involved a hundred researchers from […]
A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747-400 aircraft named Cosmic Girl prepares to land back at Mojave Air and Space Port in the desert north of Los Angeles on May 25, 2020. […]
TAMPA, Fla. — The first Astranis-built satellite has reached geostationary orbit over Alaska and completed a key end-to-end payload test following its Falcon Heavy launch at the end of April, […]
A robotic Russian cargo craft will launch toward the International Space Station on Wednesday (May 24), and you can watch the liftoff live. The Progress 84 freighter is scheduled to […]
Ax-2 mission commander Peggy Whitson, mission specialist Rayyanah Barnawi, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialist Ali Alqarni train at the European Astronaut Center in Germany. Credit: Axiom Space / European […]
Applications 23/05/2023 463 views 20 likes ESA has been presented the ‘Space for Climate Protection’ Special Award by the International Astronautical Federation during the Global Space Conference on Climate Change […]
Wild garlic, also known as Allium ursinum, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Alliaceae family. It is characterized by its distinctive garlic-like odor and broad, lanceolate leaves. Consuming […]
L-R (clockwise): The Allen Telescope Array, Green Bank Telescope and Medecina Radio Astronomical Station. Credit: Allen Telescope Array: Joe MarfiaGreen Bank Telescope: Jay YoungMedecina Radio Astronomical Station: Medecina Radio Astronomical […]
ST LOUIS – Hyperspectral startup Orbital Sidekick is acquiring imagery from its first two satellites launched in April on the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare flight. “We recently acquired first light, which […]
An illustration of a black hole blowing material away with powerful jets (Image credit: ESA/ATG medialab) Physicists have discovered a strange twist of space-time that can mimic black holes — […]
Four commercial space fliers who launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Axiom’s second private astronaut mission Sunday arrived at the International Space Station on a SpaceX crew capsule […]
There are some astronomical images that capture rapturous beauty, with their brilliant colors and interplay of shadow and light. A beautiful image can be enough to stir the soul, but […]
Space Safety 22/05/2023 632 views 25 likes The first instrument to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid has undergone testing in ESA’s Mechanical Systems Laboratory. GRASS gravimeter […]
New research indicates that lifespan in warm climates is not just passively shortened due to increased metabolic rate but is also actively regulated by a nervous system protein called NPR-8, […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts, including two from Saudi Arabia, lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 21, 2023, bound […]
Updated 8:15 p.m. Eastern with comments from post-launch press conference. WASHINGTON — Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch […]
The 600th person to enter Earth orbit is now on her way to the International Space Station aboard the second commercial mission to fly there. Rayyanah Barnawi on Sunday (May […]
Watch our coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:37 p.m. EDT (2137 UTC) on Sunday, May 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s […]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to probe the mysteries of the Universe, not the least of which is what the first galaxies looked like. These galaxies formed […]
Applications 20/05/2023 1028 views 51 likes An advanced broadband satellite that will demonstrate next-generation 5G connectivity by providing high-speed internet services has launched into space. The beam-hopping satellite – nicknamed […]
Researchers at RIKEN have measured the sound velocity of pure iron at extreme pressures, shedding light on Earth’s core composition and enabling improved measurements for other materials. Scientists have more […]
This image shows some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way – ancient white dwarfs – as imaged by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA and H. Richer (University […]
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. government agencies are undertaking studies to examine the safety issues associated with a new generation of launch vehicles that use liquid oxygen and methane propellants. At […]
Found in lakes and rivers worldwide, single-celled creatures like these Paramecium bursaria can both eat and photosynthesize. Microbes like this play a double role in climate change, releasing or absorbing […]
Artist depiction of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: Andrew Z. Colvin How do you weigh a galaxy? It’s an astronomical challenge, particularly if it’s the galaxy you call home. It […]
WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates has released new details about its planned mission to the main asteroid belt, one that is similar to an ongoing NASA mission. The UAE […]
SpaceX is set to launch a new batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (June 4). A Falcon 9 rocket will launch 22 of SpaceX’s new “V2 Mini” internet satellites for […]
A plume of water vapor jetting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus stretches 20 times the size of the moon itself, feeding a vast torus around the ringed […]
It has been over sixty years since the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) survey occurred. This was Project Ozma, a survey led by Dr. Frank Drake (who devised the […]
Science & Exploration 02/06/2023 2161 views 26 likes The food we eat determines how we feel, and nothing beats a good fry-up, although in moderation of course. As we prepare […]
Scientists at the University of Florida are leveraging artificial intelligence to improve at-home diagnostic tests for diseases such as hepatitis C and COVID-19. The team has refined a one-pot reaction […]
This image provided by the European Space Agency and taken with the ESA’s High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard the Mars Express spacecraft shows Mars as the spacecraft approaches the […]
Experts and innovators from across the space sector supply chain are convening at Space-Comm Expo, taking place 7-8 June 2023 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. Brought to the […]
We were impressed with the SuperTank Pro power bank from Zendure, so we couldn’t wait to get our hands on this massive-capacity power station. If the quality and functionality of […]
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule descends toward White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico to wrap up the unpiloted Orbital Flight Test 2 mission on May 25, 2022. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls […]
It’s almost impossible to over-emphasize the primal, raging, natural power of a star. Our Sun may appear benign in simple observations, but with the advanced scientific instruments at our disposal […]
The second European Service Module for the Artemis Orion spacecraft was subjected to a barrage of sound last month to test if the structure is sound. Although there is no […]
A study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine has discovered a link between heart attacks and accelerated cognitive decline. Analyzing data from adults who experienced their first heart attack, the researchers […]
The robotic Canadarm during STS-72, as Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 1996. Credit: NASA – https://archive.org/details/STS072-722-041, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29803999 Robots will be one of the keys to the expanding in-space […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Boston-based startup Fortify raised $12.5 million from investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures and Raytheon Technologies’ RTX Ventures. It was the first joint investment by the venture capital […]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this shot of the “jellyfish galaxy” JW39, which lies about 900 million light-years from Earth. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP […]
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft floats in the Gulf of Mexico after splashdown Tuesday night. Credit: SpaceX America’s most experienced space flier and her […]
What happens when you burn iron in space? The European Space Agency is torching iron powder in microgravity, to find out. They aren’t doing it for the fun of it, […]
Science & Exploration 31/05/2023 509 views 29 likes Everything burns. Given the right environment, all matter can burn by adding oxygen, but finding the right mix and generating enough heat […]
Scientists have devised a promising immunotherapeutic approach for treating melanoma brain metastases, offering the potential to significantly improve the survival rate, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine. This […]
The two-days binned MAXI light curve of GX 349+2. The red and blue vertical lines represent AstroSat and NICER observations. Credit: Kashyap et al., 2023. Using the AstroSat spacecraft and […]
HELSINKI — China is looking to greatly expand its satellite launch capacity by mass producing a medium-lift rocket to help build a communications megaconstellation. China is developing its plans to […]
China’s latest crew of three astronauts is now aboard the country’s Tiangong space station. The trio, the crew of the Shenzhou 16 mission, launched on a Long March 2F rocket […]
With Virgin Orbit going through bankruptcy, other launch providers are purchasing various parts of the business. This week we learned that Stratolaunch’s bid to buy Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 […]
Science & Exploration 30/05/2023 895 views 40 likes Interaction between moon’s plumes and Saturn’s ring system explored with Webb A water vapour plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus spanning more than […]
Reconstruction of an Australian pterosaur. Researchers have verified that pterosaur bones found in Australia over 30 years ago are the oldest of their kind, dating back to 107 million years […]
A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Credit: […]
HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has stated its goal to land astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. “Recently, the moon landing phase of China’s crewed […]
NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast. The agency will hold a meeting of […]
India’s GSLV Mk.2 rocket lifts off Monday with the NVS 01 navigation satellite. Credit: ISRO An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Monday with the first in a new […]
When two black holes collide, they don’t smash into each other the way two stars might. A black hole is an intensely curved region of space that can be described […]
A downward view of ESA’s rock-strewn recreation of the Red Planet, designed to put prototype planetary rovers through their paces. Officially part of the Planetary Robotics Laboratory at the Agency’s ESTEC technical centre […]
A recent breakthrough by a research team from Mass Eye and Ear, part of Mass General Brigham, demonstrated successful application of adeno-associated virus vectors in aged mice models with a […]
Possible orbits of a planet in a hierarchical triple-star system. Note that m1, m2, and m3 do not necessarily agree. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2022). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ac9302 A […]
WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing said May 26 they are still working towards a July launch of the CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight despite “emerging issues” and concerns […]
Climate change could unleash gigantic tsunamis in the Southern Ocean by triggering underwater landslides in Antarctica, a new study warns. By drilling into sediment cores hundreds of feet beneath the […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher lifts off from Launch Complex 1B in New Zealand with NASA’s fifth and sixth TROPICS hurricane research satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab The last two spacecraft in […]
Launched on April 14, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice; formerly known as JUICE) spacecraft has finally completed the unfurling of its solar panel arrays […]
Applications 25/05/2023 4146 views 61 likes Earth’s declining ice is without a doubt one of the clearest signs of climate change. A new high-resolution sea-ice concentration data record has just […]
By University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences May 27, 2023 “You could speculate whether the people who put on weight again simply lack the appetite-inhibiting […]
A portion of Mars Dune Alpha is seen at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Living on Mars wasn’t exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though […]
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX launched the Badr-8 TV broadcast and telecoms satellite May 27 for Saudi Arabia-based fleet operator Arabsat, equipped with a jamming-resistant optical communications payload demonstrator. The 4,500-kilogram […]
Warming temperatures are increasing the flow of less-dense meltwater and slowing down deep ocean currents in Antarctica. (Image credit: UniversalImagesGroup / Contributor) Deep ocean currents around Antarctica that are vital […]
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences discuss direct evidence of an ancient ocean and its shoreline […]
Science & Exploration 26/05/2023 2883 views 69 likes Flight controllers at ESA’s mission control centre in Germany have been busy this week, working with instrument teams on the final deployments […]
A close-up of extended polyps of an apparently healthy great star coral colony (Montastraea cavernosa) on a reef near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tentacles surrounding the mouth of each polyp […]
In this photo provided by ispace, engineers and affiliates work on the flight model of the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander at the IABG Space Test Centre in Ottobrunn, Germany, […]
WASHINGTON — BAE Systems won a $7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop AI tools to automate the tracking of data collected by military satellites. […]
zubenelgenubi Cross-post: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-ng-19/ About the NG-19 Mission Northrop Grumman is proud to name the NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft in remembrance and celebration of the life of NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark. […]
Astronomers are spying on the Milky Way’s neighbors, assessing the amount of light that escapes from them and how this is connected to each galaxy’s physical properties. This deep investigation […]
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION An on-board camera captured this spectacular view of planet Earth with the Unity spaceplane’s folding wings as the six-person vehicle soared over 50 […]
Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy to collect samples on the martian surface, some 290 000 million km away from […]
When two massive objects – like black holes or neutron stars – merge, they warp space and time. Scientists have reactivated the upgraded Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) after a […]
CSIRO ’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country. Credit: Alex Cherney Researchers using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have detected a “fast radio […]
WASHINGTON — The first components for a new mobile launch platform for NASA’s Space Launch System, which has suffered extensive cost and schedule overruns, have arrived at the Kennedy Space […]
Virgin Galactic will launch its first spaceflight in two years on its reusable space plane Unity on Thursday (May 25), but exactly when the launch takes place will depend on […]
Enjoy a sneak peek of ESA’s new documentary that looks at fire in all its fury – and how satellite technology is helping to mitigate this consequence of climate change. […]
In a groundbreaking study, it has been suggested that humans are not as unique or egalitarian in their societal behaviors as often believed. The study involved a hundred researchers from […]
A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747-400 aircraft named Cosmic Girl prepares to land back at Mojave Air and Space Port in the desert north of Los Angeles on May 25, 2020. […]
TAMPA, Fla. — The first Astranis-built satellite has reached geostationary orbit over Alaska and completed a key end-to-end payload test following its Falcon Heavy launch at the end of April, […]
A robotic Russian cargo craft will launch toward the International Space Station on Wednesday (May 24), and you can watch the liftoff live. The Progress 84 freighter is scheduled to […]
Ax-2 mission commander Peggy Whitson, mission specialist Rayyanah Barnawi, pilot John Shoffner, and mission specialist Ali Alqarni train at the European Astronaut Center in Germany. Credit: Axiom Space / European […]
Applications 23/05/2023 463 views 20 likes ESA has been presented the ‘Space for Climate Protection’ Special Award by the International Astronautical Federation during the Global Space Conference on Climate Change […]
Wild garlic, also known as Allium ursinum, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Alliaceae family. It is characterized by its distinctive garlic-like odor and broad, lanceolate leaves. Consuming […]
L-R (clockwise): The Allen Telescope Array, Green Bank Telescope and Medecina Radio Astronomical Station. Credit: Allen Telescope Array: Joe MarfiaGreen Bank Telescope: Jay YoungMedecina Radio Astronomical Station: Medecina Radio Astronomical […]
ST LOUIS – Hyperspectral startup Orbital Sidekick is acquiring imagery from its first two satellites launched in April on the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare flight. “We recently acquired first light, which […]
An illustration of a black hole blowing material away with powerful jets (Image credit: ESA/ATG medialab) Physicists have discovered a strange twist of space-time that can mimic black holes — […]
There are some astronomical images that capture rapturous beauty, with their brilliant colors and interplay of shadow and light. A beautiful image can be enough to stir the soul, but […]
Space Safety 22/05/2023 632 views 25 likes The first instrument to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid has undergone testing in ESA’s Mechanical Systems Laboratory. GRASS gravimeter […]
New research indicates that lifespan in warm climates is not just passively shortened due to increased metabolic rate but is also actively regulated by a nervous system protein called NPR-8, […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts, including two from Saudi Arabia, lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 21, 2023, bound […]
Updated 8:15 p.m. Eastern with comments from post-launch press conference. WASHINGTON — Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch […]
The 600th person to enter Earth orbit is now on her way to the International Space Station aboard the second commercial mission to fly there. Rayyanah Barnawi on Sunday (May […]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to probe the mysteries of the Universe, not the least of which is what the first galaxies looked like. These galaxies formed […]
Applications 20/05/2023 1028 views 51 likes An advanced broadband satellite that will demonstrate next-generation 5G connectivity by providing high-speed internet services has launched into space. The beam-hopping satellite – nicknamed […]
Researchers at RIKEN have measured the sound velocity of pure iron at extreme pressures, shedding light on Earth’s core composition and enabling improved measurements for other materials. Scientists have more […]
This image shows some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way – ancient white dwarfs – as imaged by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA and H. Richer (University […]
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. government agencies are undertaking studies to examine the safety issues associated with a new generation of launch vehicles that use liquid oxygen and methane propellants. At […]