Graphical depiction of Betelgeuse and the Betelbuddy. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation One of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, may not be on the brink of exploding as…
Category: Space
To land safely on Mars and the moon, we may need to measure dust
Spacecraft landing on dusty surfaces like of the moon and Mars tend to kick up powdery regolith that blurs the lenses of navigation cameras, reducing visibility and making the already-difficult…
Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars
Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers’ tools virtually, allowing for greater dexterity when taking samples, digging or assembling. Researchers…
SpaceX to launch 20 Eutelsat OneWeb broadband satellites to space on Oct. 20
SpaceX plans to send a set of internet satellites to orbit for another company early Sunday morning (Oct. 20). SpaceX plans to launch the last batch of Eutelsat OneWeb’s V1…
New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source
The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It’s a reminder that Earth is part of a much larger and…
‘Killer electrons’ play pinball with space weather around Earth
Lightning strikes across Earth could make ultrahot “killer electrons” rain down around our planet, according to new research from scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder. Due to this result,…
Physicists show that neutron stars may be shrouded in clouds of axions
An axion cloud around a neutron star. While some axions escape the star’s gravitational pull, many remain bound to the star and over a long period of time form a…
Hubble captures a new view of galaxy M90
This eye-catching image offers us a new view of the spiral galaxy Messier 90 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, J This NASA/ESA Hubble…
First results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity experiment establish a new technique for axion search
Experimental setup at MIT, picture by Swadha Pandey. Our four-mirror detector is housed inside two steel vacuum chambers connected by a pipe. The platform in front of the near vacuum…
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer helps researchers determine shape of black hole corona
This illustration of material swirling around a black hole highlights a particular feature, called the “corona,” that shines brightly in X-ray light. In this depiction, the corona can be seen…
