The Stanford physicist and astrophysicist Roger Blandford discusses new findings related to gravitational waves observed with the help of spinning, flashing stars – and what it could reveal about how…
Category: Space
Hubble images a starstruck galaxy
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, A. Filippenko The irregular galaxy Arp 263 lurks in the background of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, but the view is…
In new space race, scientists propose geoarchaeology can aid in preserving space heritage
Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10. Credit: Public Domain As a new space race heats up, two researchers from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University…
NASA’s ComPair gamma-ray hunting mission prepares for balloon flight
Team members work on the ComPair balloon instrument before it begins thermal vacuum chamber testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. ComPair project manager Regina Caputo (front…
When Extraterrestrials Call, Are We Not Spoofed?
Scientists have devised a new technique for finding and vetting possible radio signals from other civilizations in our galaxy — a major advance in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)…
Studying Solar Flares, Sunspots Can Protect Earth
A USC Dornsife physicist explains how the Earth’s future is tied to the star it orbits. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare on Oct. 2,…
Mysterious Action of Ghost Stars in Our Galaxy
A now iconic collage showing 22 individual well-known PNe, artistically arranged in a spiral pattern by order of approximate physical size. Image credit: University of Manchester The alignment of planetary…
Global Efforts to Make Space More Sustainable
Leading researchers from across The University of Manchester (UoM) have given their support to a global initiative endorsed by His Majesty King Charles III promoting the sustainable use of space. A satellite,…
