Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days. When we think of AI, we’re usually thinking of uncanny “deepfake” images and Chat GPT’s written responses — but astronomers are actually…
Category: Astronomy
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to debut this October with NASA Mars launch
The inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission on its way to Mars, now has a tentative launch date. NASA announced on…
Watch Chinese astronauts conduct medical tests and grow plants in orbit (video)
Newly released footage shows Chinese astronauts engaging in environmental monitoring and growing plants aboard the nation’s Tiangong space station.
Astronomers amazed by black hole discovery
A massive black hole – about 20,000 times the size of the sun – has been confirmed as the closest to our solar system by an international study involving University…
Radiation storms could threaten humans on Mars
The weather on Mars is not a welcoming factor for future expeditions. Yes, it’s a harsh, chilly, foreboding planet. The place is no paradise. To make matters worse on Mars,…
The means for mapping martian meteorites
Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They’ve traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic regions on the…
New data on radiation allows missions to Jupiter’s moon Europa
Scientists on NASA’s Juno mission have used images from stellar cameras to map high-energy radiation at Jupiter’s moon Europa and find surprisingly low radiation on the side facing away from…
Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others
Scientists have known that some galaxies reside in dense environments with many other galaxies nearby for decades. Others drift through the cosmos essentially alone, with few or no other galaxies…
Growing plants for space: securing Earth’s sustainable future
University of Adelaide researchers are helping humanity explore among the stars by developing off-Earth agriculture and––in the process––finding interstellar solutions that could transform plant cultivation here at home. Climate change…
Top 5 Reasons Every Stargazer Should Own a Smart Telescope
There’s something magical about gazing up at the night sky, watching the stars twinkle and the planets slowly make their way across the heavens. For many, stargazing is more than…
