Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space—which could supplement life support systems on the moon and Mars. In a study published…
Category: Space
Why is it Worth Participating in European Rover Challenge?
For almost a decade, the European Rover Challenge has gathered and inspired thousands of people about space and its exploration, providing visitors with an amazing experience and participants with valuable…
Parker Solar Probe Flies into the Fast Solar Wind and Finds its Source
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the sun’s surface,…
First satnav receiver designed to operate in lunar orbit delivered to satellite maker
Credit: SSTL The first satnav receiver designed to operate in lunar orbit has been delivered to satellite maker Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd in the UK for integration aboard the Lunar…
Hubble observes jellyfish galaxy JO206
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team The jellyfish galaxy JO206 trails across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing a colorful star-forming disk surrounded…
Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Telescope Shows
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency…
Dying stars’ cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Cocoons of debris around dying stars likely emit gravitational waves, a new set of simulations suggests. This artist’s impression shows the magnetar, a type of neutron stars. Image credit: ESO/L.…
How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars
This image from a map of Jezero Crater shows the area NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is currently exploring, including Belva Crater, just below the center of the image. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University…
Disks, Spikes And Clouds: What Black Holes Teach Us?
The detection of gravitational waves produced by the merger of black holes is teaching us a lot about the properties of these extreme objects. A team of researchers in the…
Astronomers observe giant tails of helium escaping Jupiter-like planet
Simulated view of the planet HAT-P-32b orbiting its parent star, HAT-P-32A. The planet is nearly twice the size of Jupiter and losing its atmosphere through dramatic tails of helium unfurling…
