Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded…
Category: Space
Is sex in space being taken seriously by the emerging space tourism sector?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What would a human conception in space mean for the sector? That’s the situation posed by an international group of scientists, clinicians and other interested parties,…
New findings reveal the most detailed mass map of dark matter
For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos. From ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians, Greeks, and Egyptians to modern-day astronomers, the allure of the starry…
Striking new evidence for mass immigration of stars into the Andromeda galaxy
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument reveals evidence of mass star migration into a galaxy other than the Milky Way. Galaxies grow and evolve by forging new stars and merging with other…
The West Texas effort preserves one of the largest dark sky reserves
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain To sit under the vast expanse of stars is to imagine swimming across shining, stellar rivers, creeks and tributaries. But to sit here also is to…
Researchers reveal early results in sky-brightness measurements in Antarctica
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research team led by the researcher Wang Jian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), collaborating with the Polar Research Institute of…
NASA scientific balloon prepares to cross South America
Map of SuperBIT Crossing Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA A NASA super pressure balloon carrying the SuperBIT scientific payload has crossed the Pacific Ocean after just 5 days of flight and…
New look at ‘Einstein rings’ around distant galaxies just got us closer to solving the dark matter debate
Multiple images of a background image created by gravitational lensing can be seen in the system HS 0810+2554. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope / NASA / ESA Physicists believe most of…
SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
SpaceX’s Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off Thursday on it first…
European Space Agency chief eyes tapping private industry partners
Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, speaks in Paris, November 23, 2022. European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher promised a “transformation” of the continent’s space sector in…
