Using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, scientists have discovered a black hole in a distant galaxy repeatedly nibbling on a Sun-like star. The object heralds a new era of…
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X-ray Mission Lifts Off To Study High-Energy Universe
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) lifted off on a H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 08:42 JST / 00:42…
Virgin Galactic notches fourth spaceflight in four months
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity and mothership separate as they fly way above Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico in July 2021. Virgin Galactic on Friday…
Scientists study distributed satellite cluster laser networking algorithm with double-layer Markov DRL architecture
Topology diagram of the DSC network. Credit: Space: Science & Technology In a research paper recently published in Space: Science & Technology, scholars from School of systems science and engineering,…
XRISM: Next Major X-ray Mission Launched
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) launched successfully on 7 September 2023 to observe the most energetic objects and events in the cosmos. In doing so, it will unveil…
Final Images Before Aeolus Demise
Looking at the ground track, the path on Earth that Aeolus was likely to fly over, it was clear that the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany would get a good view. Using their 34-m TIRA…
Hubble dispels dust to see glittering globular cluster Terzan 12
Glittering globular cluster Terzan 12. Credit: NASA The glittering globular cluster Terzan 12—a vast, tightly bound collection of stars—fills the frame of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.…
Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN…
Across the Northern Hemisphere, now’s the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years
This image provided by Gianluca Masi shows the comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura and its tail seen from Manciano, Italy on Sept. 5, 2023. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch…
Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway
Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory’s 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun. The current plan is to disassemble the telescope and its mirror into smaller parts and transport them…
