One year ago today, a total solar eclipse graced the skies of North America, as the moon fully blocked out the sun a narrow slice of Earth, bringing sudden darkness…
Category: Space
Quantum cosmology with final states can explain the accelerated expansion of the universe
The logic in the derivation of deterministic equations for systems with final conditions. Credit: Charis Anastopoulos Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal…
Watch Soyuz rocket launch new US-Russian crew to the ISS early April 8
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Launch – YouTube Watch On Three astronauts will launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch…
Blue Origin plans an all-female space flight—but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
Mae Carol Jemison was the first black woman to travel to space. Credit: NASA For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will…
How bacteria could help build and maintain cities on the moon
If all goes to plan, scientists may someday begin building outposts on the moon — and some experts believe that these outposts could be constructed with bricks made out of…
Meet ‘Nighthawk’: Mars helicopter mission could be big leap for exploration
The little Ingenuity drone proved that helicopters can play a revolutionary role in Mars exploration. Now, NASA is thinking ahead to bigger and better things. On the back of the…
Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles
In this image from video provided by SpaceX, a Dragon capsule carrying four space tourists prepares to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday,…
A chance alignment in Lupus
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week is the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530. NGC 5530 is situated 40…
