Astronomers have discovered that large flows of cold gas created by collisions between galaxies in the early universe may have forged some of the most monstrous star systems. The formation…
Category: Space
Some of Uranus’ moons might be able to support life. Here’s what a mission might reveal
For sure, it was a far-reaching recommendation: The planet Uranus and its moons should be NASA’s highest-priority new flagship mission for startup in the decade 2023-2032. The proposed mission, known…
‘Interstellar’ returns from deep space to IMAX theaters starting today for 10th anniversary
“Nobody believed me, but I knew you’d come back”. This holiday season, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are delivering their version of an early Christmas gift in the form…
Space station trajectory data now available
The long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows star trails, streaks of city lights, and two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module…
The moon’s biggest and most ancient crater is more circular than previously thought
A topographic model of the moon using a color-scale from purple (low) to red (high) based on data collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Kaguya by the Japanese Space…
Citizen scientist data help uncover the mysteries of a blue low-latitude aurora
One of the two photographs that captured blue-dominant aurora and were analyzed in this study. Credit: Takuya Usami Colorful auroras appeared around Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands on May 11,…
NASA delays historic Artemis 2 moon mission to April 2026, Artemis 3 lunar landing to mid-2027
We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era lift off. NASA announced today (Dec. 5) that it’s delaying the planned…
Dynamic tracking technique can reduce noise in gravitational-wave detectors to peer deeper into the cosmos
The proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates the potential of dynamic tracking in larger-scale systems, such as gravitational-wave observatories. Credit: Olivia Crowell, Louisiana State University Researchers have shown that optical spring tracking is…
‘Dune: Prophecy:’ What was the War of the Thinking Machines?
“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” One of…
