Veins in Space: How ISS Research Unravels Weightlessness Wonders
A variety of research that took place on Thursday, November 16 onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is helping NASA and its partners support crews…
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Mysterious Aurora-Like Radio Emissions Uncovered Above a Sunspot
Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology have documented extraordinary, long-lasting radio emissions from a sunspot, offering new insights into solar and stellar magnetic…
Cosmic Flash: Earth Struck by Historic Gamma-Ray Burst From Exploding Star
An enormous burst of gamma rays, detected by ESA’s Integral space telescope, has struck Earth. The blast caused a significant disturbance in our planet’s ionosphere….
Cosmic Clarity: Gravitational Lensing Reveals the Fine Fabric of Dark Matter
A team of researchers has used the gravitational lensing of the MG J0414+0534 system, observed with ALMA, to map dark matter distribution in unprecedented detail,…
ISS Expedition 70: A Fusion of Robotics, Aging Research, and Atmospheric Studies
The Expedition 70 team on the ISS is busy with scientific research, including aging studies, atmospheric experiments, and microgravity cell analysis, along with ISS maintenance,…
Mapping the Cosmos: NASA’s Latest Space Telescope To Survey 450 Million Galaxies
Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx…
Fly Your Name to Jupiter’s Moon: Join NASA’s Europa Odyssey
Six weeks remain for you to add your name to a microchip that will ride aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter’s moon Europa. It’s…
Alien Atmosphere: Webb Detects Water Vapor, Sulfur Dioxide and Sand Clouds in Nearby Exoplanet
A team of astronomers used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107 b. Peering…
Cosmic Billiards: How “Bouncing” Comets Might Seed Life Across the Galaxy
Cambridge researchers propose that comets could transport life’s building blocks to other planets, especially in ‘peas in a pod’ systems. Their findings suggest that these…
Dragon’s Arrival Spurs Robotics and Science Frenzy Aboard ISS
The Expedition 70 crew and robotics controllers on the ground were busy unloading a U.S. cargo craft on Tuesday, November 14. The International Space Station…
Webb Telescope Unveils the Hidden Wonders of the Crab Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope captures new details of the Crab Nebula, 6,500 light-years away, in this recently released image. While these remains of an…
The Truth About Saturn’s Rings: Are They Really Disappearing by 2025?
Saturn’s rings, now visible, will seem to disappear in 2025 due to a regular astronomical phenomenon but will reappear thereafter. The current period is ideal…
Unveiling Saturn’s Secrets: Eclipses Reveal Ring Transparency
A Lancaster University PhD student has measured the optical depth of Saturn’s rings using a new method based on how much sunlight reached the Cassini…
Dodging Danger, Embracing Discovery: ISS Crew Unpacks SpaceX Dragon After Debris Evasion
The Expedition 70 crew is unpacking the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft following its arrival early Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the orbital residents are also continuing their…
NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) Launches to Space Station
At 8:28 p.m. EST on November 9, 2023, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX…
33 Billion Light Years Away: Webb Space Telescope Finds Galaxies That Challenge Astronomical Theories
Follow-up observations in Pandora’s cluster confirmed the second- and fourth-most distant galaxies ever seen, which are larger than other galaxies at such extreme distances. The…
From the Distant Past: JWST Unveils Secrets of 12-Billion-Year-Old Star-Forming Galaxies
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have enabled Australian astronomers to uncover secrets of how infant galaxies started an explosion of star…
Dark Universe Detective: Euclid’s Wide-Eyed Look at the Cosmos
Euclid, the European Space Agency’s dark Universe detective, was launched on July 1, 2023. It has recently showcased its first full-color, stunning images of the…