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…
Category: Space
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…
Five space mysteries Proba-3 will help solve
+Proba-3 will provide new views of the Sun and space weather. Credit: European Space Agency ESA’s Proba-3 will be the first mission to create an artificial total solar eclipse by…
Directive 8020: Everything we know about Supermassive’s sci-fi horror game
If you’ve already burned through all the best space horror games available at the moment, don’t worry, as The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 is entering our orbit in the…
New map of the universe uses gravitational waves to reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structure
Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international study led by astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology has created the most…
Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it ‘born hot’?
Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from the fact it appears water oceans could never have existed…
Trump may cancel NASA’s powerful SLS Moon rocket—what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel
Credit: NASA/MSFC Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that Nasa’s giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. The rocket is…
Get a year of Peacock for just $19.99 in this Cyber Monday streaming deal
There are a number of Cyber Monday streaming deals in play right now, but for my money, getting a whole year of Peacock Premium for just $19.99 is the best…
New approach uses observed local supervoid to give expansion of the universe an extra push and solve the Hubble tension
If we are located in a region with below-average density such as the green dot, then matter would flow away from us due to stronger gravity from the surrounding denser…
