Starship, which stands 394 feet (120 meters) tall, produces 16.7 million pounds (74.3 Meganewtons) of thrust, more than double that of the Saturn V rockets used to send Apollo astronauts…
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The universe is expanding faster than theory predicts—physicists are trying to explain the mismatch
The James Webb Space Telescope’s deep field image shows a universe full of sparkling galaxies. Credit: NASA/STScI Astronomers have known for decades that the universe is expanding. When they use…
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets
A composite image of the Western hemisphere of the Earth. Credit: NASA How did the molecular building blocks for life end up on Earth? One long-standing theory is that they…
NASA’s Lucy Surprises Again, Observes 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid
There is more to the “marvelous” asteroid Dinkinesh and its newly discovered satellite than first meets the eye, as NASA’s Lucy mission revealed. As NASA’s Lucy spacecraft continued to return data…
NASA’s Juno: Jupiter’s Winds Penetrate in Cylindrical Layers
The Juno mission finding offers deeper insights into the long-debated internal structure of the gas giant Jupiter. Gravity data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates Jupiter’s atmospheric winds penetrate the…
Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot
Scientists uncover prolonged radio emissions above a sunspot, akin to those previously seen in the polar regions of planets and certain stars, which may reshape our understanding of intense stellar…
Scientists find 14 new transient objects in space by peering through the ‘Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster’
A color composite image of MACS0416 using the data from four sets of images taken by JWST of the galaxy cluster over a period of 126 days, or about four…
SpaceX hopes for second Starship flight test next week
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. SpaceX is hoping to re-launch Starship, the most…
First release of images demonstrates Euclid space telescope’s potential
Euclid’s strength lies in its diversity: this small section of Euclid’s large image plane shows a detail of the Perseus galaxy cluster. Clearly recognizable are both the various types and…
Record-Smashing Black Hole Born in Universe’s Infancy
An international team of astrophysicists, including Princeton’s Andy Goulding has discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever found, using two NASA space telescopes: the Chandra X-ray Observatory (Chandra) and the James…
