Monthly Archives: June 2024
The Milky Way’s eROSITA bubbles are large and distant

The Milky Way’s eROSITA bubbles are large and distant In 2020, astronomers discovered a large hourglass-shaped structure in or near…

Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought

Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought NASA’s Mars InSight Lander may be…

Making history, making waves, and making LEGO

Making history, making waves, and making LEGO The first-ever samples from the lunar farside are here on Earth, Titan’s seas…

Me versus myself

Me versus myself I work against myself through procrastination, distraction and addiction. Why do I consistently sabotage my own life?…

SpaceX knocks out morning launch with record booster from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX knocks out morning launch with record booster from Cape Canaveral SpaceX got back to a quick pace between launches…

SpaceX knocks out morning launch with record booster from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX knocks out morning launch with record booster from Cape Canaveral SpaceX got back to a quick pace between launches…

Using energy from space to power in situ resource processing on the Moon

Using energy from space to power in situ resource processing on the Moon Conceptual illustration of a Lunar Power Station…

Detective work enables Perseverance Mars rover team to revive SHERLOC instrument

Detective work enables Perseverance Mars rover team to revive SHERLOC instrument After six months of effort, an instrument that helps…

Space Exploration and the Transformation of Time

Space Exploration and the Transformation of Time Every now and then I run into a paper that opens up an…

Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity

Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity The United Nations launched…

US to launch satellite to better prepare for space weather

US to launch satellite to better prepare for space weather The United States is aiming Tuesday to launch a new…

Revived technology used to count individual photons from distant galaxies

Revived technology used to count individual photons from distant galaxies Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope,…

NASA faces $80,000 claim after space debris hit family home

NASA faces $80,000 claim after space debris hit family home An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA…

Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth delayed again

Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth delayed again NASA said on Friday the Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International…

Ariane 6 launches: Splashdown for Nyx Bikini

Ariane 6 launches: Splashdown for Nyx Bikini Europe’s newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with…

Now you see me…

Now you see me… Where and when to spot the ISS, learn what asteroids are made of, and search for…

Moral progress is annoying

Moral progress is annoying You might feel you can trust your gut to tell right from wrong, but the friction…

Simons Observatory begins measurements to probe Big Bang inflation

Simons Observatory begins measurements to probe Big Bang inflation Almost 14 billion years ago, the universe was born in a…

Next-generation NASA technologies tested in flight

Next-generation NASA technologies tested in flight Teams of NASA researchers put their next-generation technologies to the microgravity test in a…

Researchers find wave activity on Titan may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas

Researchers find wave activity on Titan may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas Titan, Saturn’s…

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a…

SpaceX switches up missions to set up Cape Canaveral launch tonight

SpaceX switches up missions to set up Cape Canaveral launch tonight It’s been 11 days since SpaceX last lit up…

The Physics of Starship Catastrophe

The Physics of Starship Catastrophe Now that gravitational wave astronomy is a viable means of investigating the cosmos, we’re capable…

NASA’s LRO spots China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft on lunar far side

NASA’s LRO spots China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft on lunar far side NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) imaged China’s Chang’e 6…

Quebec lake meteorite impact yields rare rocks and evidence of extreme heat

Quebec lake meteorite impact yields rare rocks and evidence of extreme heat For more than a decade, Western University planetary…

The benefits of artificial gravity for space settlements

The benefits of artificial gravity for space settlements AI generated image of a rotating space station in Earth orbit providing…

NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem

NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem NASA’s Voyager 1, the most…

Voyager 1 returning science data from all four instruments

Voyager 1 returning science data from all four instruments NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the…

Space superlatives

Space superlatives From the largest and most active volcanoes in space to the exoplanet with the “best hair,” this week…

Eulogy for silence

Eulogy for silence Tinnitus is like a constant scream inside my head, depriving me of what I formerly treasured: the…

Watery planets orbiting dead stars may be good candidates for studying life—if they can survive long enough

Watery planets orbiting dead stars may be good candidates for studying life—if they can survive long enough The small footprint…

NASA cancels spacewalk at ISS over ‘spacesuit discomfort issue’

NASA cancels spacewalk at ISS over ‘spacesuit discomfort issue’ A spacewalk scheduled for two astronauts outside the International Space Station…

While aiming for massive gas cloud, astronomers spot differences in thickness of Milky Way Galaxy

While aiming for massive gas cloud, astronomers spot differences in thickness of Milky Way Galaxy Space may appear vast and…

Shutting Down Chandra: Will We Lose Our Best Window into the X-ray Universe?

Shutting Down Chandra: Will We Lose Our Best Window into the X-ray Universe? Our recent discussions of X-ray beaming to…

World News in Brief: ‘Gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight

World News in Brief: ‘Gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo rights abuses, reforestation crucial to climate fight The oppression of…

Wind from black holes may influence development of surrounding galaxies

Wind from black holes may influence development of surrounding galaxies Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed…

NASA watches Mars light up during epic solar storm

NASA watches Mars light up during epic solar storm In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more…

New method could allow multi-robot teams to autonomously and reliably explore other planets

New method could allow multi-robot teams to autonomously and reliably explore other planets While roboticists have developed increasingly sophisticated systems…

The sun is reaching the peak of its activity—here’s how that could cause more auroras and solar storms

The sun is reaching the peak of its activity—here’s how that could cause more auroras and solar storms Many more…

Scientists record Earth’s radio waves from the Moon

Scientists record Earth’s radio waves from the Moon On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the…

Happy little accidents

Happy little accidents Sometimes science happens by accident. Other times, it goes exactly to plan. Go to Source Author: The…

Economics 101

Economics 101 Why introductory economics courses continued to teach zombie ideas from before economics became an empirical discipline – by…

Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble

Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble Boeing’s new capsule arrived at the International Space Station…

Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble

Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble Boeing’s new capsule arrived at the International Space Station…

Reconnaissance of potentially habitable worlds with Webb

Reconnaissance of potentially habitable worlds with Webb Exoplanets are common in our galaxy, and some even orbit in the so-called…

Mission complete for ESA’s OPS-SAT flying laboratory

Mission complete for ESA’s OPS-SAT flying laboratory Launched on 18 December 2019, OPS-SAT was tasked with opening up the world…

Going Interstellar via Budapest

Going Interstellar via Budapest Studying the rich history of interstellar concepts, I realized that I knew almost nothing about a…

Researchers call for strengthening sustainability regulations in laws governing space exploration

Researchers call for strengthening sustainability regulations in laws governing space exploration In a new study, a team of researchers led…

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled…

The universe’s biggest explosions made elements we are composed of, but there’s another mystery source out there

The universe’s biggest explosions made elements we are composed of, but there’s another mystery source out there After its “birth”…

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