Saturday, Sept. 14 marks NASA’s annual Observe the Moon Night, a worldwide event to promote lunar science and astronomy, celebrate cultural connections to the moon, and promote amateur lunar observations.…
Category: Space
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produces its first magnetic field maps of the sun’s corona
The NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope presents its first map of the solar coronal magnetic field signals as measured using the Zeeman Effect. The Zeeman Effect polarizes the coronal…
Mystery of dwarf planet Ceres’ origin may finally be solved, thanks to retired NASA spacecraft
Scientists have used data from a long-retired NASA Dawn spacecraft to solve the mystery surrounding the origins of the strange dwarf planet Ceres. Ceres currently resides in the main asteroid…
National lab takes its radiation expertise to space
Understanding how several different metals—such as the contents of PNNL’s space-bound cube—react to radiation in space will help scientists understand the potential impact of radiation on space travelers. Credit: Eddie…
NASA’s New Horizons probe gives us best estimate of deep space’s darkness
Space looks black, but just how dark is it? It’s a deceptively simple question that has puzzled astronomers since the 1960s. Now, thanks to data from NASA’s New Horizons probe,…
The biggest galaxies live in our universe’s supercluster ‘cities’
If we took a scenic drive through every era of astronomy, we’d start somewhere among ancient humans wondering why there are stationary fireflies stuck in the sky. We’d travel through…
New measurements reveal the enormous halos that shroud all galaxies in the universe
The starry part of every galaxy is surrounded by a vast shroud of gas extending out for more than 100,000 light years. Credit: Cristy Roberts / ANU / ASTRO 3D…
SpaceX will start launching Starships to Mars in 2026, Elon Musk says
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will start flying Mars missions just two years from now, if all goes according to plan. “These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact…
See Saturn at its biggest and brightest tonight before its rings ‘disappear’ in 2025
Saturn will reach opposition this weekend when the ringed planet and the sun are directly opposite of each other in the sky. Just after midnight tonight, Saturn will appear at…
