The morphology and photometric redshift of Zhúlóng. Credit: Xiao et al., 2024. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has detected a new grand-design spiral…
Category: Space
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sets new record for sun proximity
An artist’s concept showing Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA/APL Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec.…
The rare ‘black moon’ of December 30 rises next week
December 2024 will see a rare “black moon,” a term for the second new moon in a calendar month. The second new moon of December will occur at 5:27 p.m.…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun’s scorching surface
This image made available by NASA shows an artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. It’s designed to take solar punishment like never before, thanks to its…
‘Silo’ scores a third and fourth season from Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has achieved a quiet confidence with its galaxy of science fiction programming over the past few years, bolstered by an impressive roster of compelling series such as “Foundation,”…
The ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special 2024 is pure Steven Moffat: Here’s why ‘Joy’ is so important to the world
The TARDIS is as much a part of Christmas as turkey, mince pies, and mulled wine, and former “Doctor Who” showrunner Steven Moffat certainly knows his way around a festive…
Two populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
Dark comets fly through space, but unlike comets, they don’t have dust tails. Credit: Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory The water that makes up the oceans acted as a…
NASA’s Terra satellite captures 2015 eclipse shadow
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of Europe, and a partial solar eclipse from…
ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a ‘space interceptor’ to defend satellites
United Launch Alliance (ULA) envisions its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket as playing a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space. Centaur, the upper stage of the…
NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun
An illustration courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist’s conception of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than…
