a) Crater formed by impact of USA’s Ranger 6 lunar probe in 1964 (b) USA’s Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage impact site from 1970; (c) Israel’s Beresheet Moon lander…
Category: Space
New Dark Matter Theory Explains Two Puzzles in Astrophysics
Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports. Thought to make up 85% of matter in the universe, dark matter is nonluminous and its nature…
China scores a big win in race with US for influence on the moon
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China notched a diplomatic victory in its race against the U.S. for influence in space, with Egypt agreeing to support Beijing’s plan for a proposed project…
Cradle of Possible Earth-like Planets Found in Harsh Environment
Planets like our Earth could form even in the harshest known star-forming environments, drenched by hard UV light from massive stars. That is the main result of analyses of new…
Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds
In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the…
Contract Secures Next Step for TRUTHS Climate Mission
Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental…
Iran says it sent a capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, claims to show a rocket with a capsule carrying animals is launched from an undisclosed location into…
A Star Is Born: UVA Undergrad Leads Team Studying Stellar Formation
For most of us on Earth, Sagittarius is simply the constellation that some see in the shape of an archer drawing a bow. But viewed from space through NASA’s James…
