The last screw is tightened and a private Moon lander is packed in the fairing…
Browsing: Space
Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the…
A compilation of scientific results from The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, reveals new…
Astronomers call it “the moon that shouldn’t be there.” After several years of analysis, a…
Astronomy & Astrophysics published the work of researchers from the University of Vienna, who have…
TRAPPIST-1 is a system of seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star about 120…
Since Pluto’s demotion from a fully-fledged planet to a dwarf planet, Neptune holds the title…
New results from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory may have helped solve the Universe’s “missing mass”…
In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the smoking gun of a…
The option to measure the gravitational waves of two merging neutron stars has offered the…
NASA has selected a new space mission that will help astronomers understand both how our…
A study published last year in the journal Science suggested liquid water is present beneath…
This week’s Picture of the Week highlights another of the 20 images to come out of ALMA’s first…
In this image many sand dunes are visible. They have an elongated crescent form and…
The geologic history of a planet is written in its layers. Erosion of the surface…
One of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s many scientific objectives is to study the planets…
The results are rolling in from Caltech’s newest state-of-the-art sky-surveying camera, which began operations at…
Dust particles form as dying red giant stars throw off material and become part of…