Newly Discovered Massive Exoplanet’s Bizarre Orbit [Video]
Three times the mass of Jupiter, a first-of-its-kind planet swings around its star on a bizarre path. Astronomers have discovered a planet three times the…
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Billionaires and Futurists Plan Space Missions to Mine Asteroids for Metals
It’s been long thought, especially in science-fiction, that once Earth’s dwindling metallic resources dry up, the human race would look to the stars for precious…
Skydiver Baumgartner Makes Jump From 13 Miles Above Earth’s Surface
The daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner rode a pressurized capsule to an altitude of 71,580 feet, about 13.5 miles, situated in the stratosphere, and jumped off….
Inclined Orbit to Improve Space Telescope Sensitivity
Dust and light from the zodiacal cloud in our solar system interferes with infrared, optical and ultraviolet observations. By placing a space telescope on an…
First Real-Time Image of Two Atoms Vibrating in a Molecule
Using laser-induced electron diffraction, a team of physicists recorded the first real-time image of two atoms vibrating in a molecule. While using common atmospheric gases…
Obayashi’s Space Elevator to Be Operational by 2050
The holy grail of getting into orbit has always been the ultimate development of space elevators, long, thin strands that could ferry passengers and cargo…
ESA’s Vega Rocket Has Launched on Its Maiden Voyage, Carries 9 Satellites
As of 7 a.m. (10:00 GMT), the European Space Agency’s new Vega rocket has successfully launched on Monday, February 13th from Kourou, French Guyana, off…
Rice Physicists Uphold Niels Bohr Prediction Between Quantum Mechanics and Newton’s Laws of Motion
Rice University physicists built an accurate model of part of the solar system inside a single atom of potassium to demonstrate quantum mechanics and Newton’s…