Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in Nature has established a new benchmark in modeling the universe’s most extreme events: the collisions of black holes and neutron stars. This…
Category: Space
Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East
The sun roared to life early Tuesday (May 14), unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region AR4087. The eruption peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825…
S.Africa’s vast radio telescope draws new generation to the cosmos
The MeerKAT radio telescope is made up of 64 giant white dishes that stand in a semi-desert region in South Africa. When Lungelo Zondi first learned about stars and galaxies…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone review
With a spring in its step, or should that say flight, the DJI Mavic 4 Pro has launched to meet, and in many cases, exceed expectations of drone pilots around…
Space weather can dramatically alter a planet’s fate
This artist’s illustration shows TRAPPIST-1e, a well-known rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star. New research examines how stellar flaring could alter the evolution of atmospheres…
Sci-fi cult classic ‘Event Horizon’ scares up a prequel comic series later this year and we can’t wait
British director Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1997 sci-fi horror flick “Event Horizon” has become a certified cult classic over the years and it’s considered one of the best space horror movies…
New Mexico’s Spaceport America looks up and into the future
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Spaceport America is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world — but its executive director has a portfolio of ideas to further grow the launch…
Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki probe in May 2016. Credit: J. Greaves/Cardiff University/JAXA via AP A…
Stormy waves traversing the Earth’s core provide new hints into future planetary exploration
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean that travel through Earth’s core could enhance understanding of our solar system,…
Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit
A failed Soviet Venus lander’s long space odyssey has come to an end. The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than…
