Project leaders believe the Euclid space telescope’s test images show it is capable of ultimately fulfilling its mission to shed more light on dark matter and dark energy. The Euclid…
Category: Space
New Algorithm Spots First Hazardous Asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm — designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky — has identified its first “potentially hazardous” asteroid,…
NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after ‘interstellar shout’
Launched in 1977 to serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, Voyager 2 is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet —…
New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team of scientists has discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation. The newly discovered gas…
Searching for Extraterrestrial Life — By Keeping an Eye on Exploding Stars
In a new study, Yale undergrad Andy Nilipour used supernovae to narrow the search for extraterrestrial alien civilizations. When you’re searching the skies for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, it’s not…
A Magnetic Field Mystery in Space
A new Yale study proposes a way that collisions between asteroids might lead to the formation of metal asteroids able to generate and record magnetism. An artist’s illustration of a…
Airbus partners with Voyager Space to build ISS replacement
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Airbus and US space exploration firm Voyager Space announced Wednesday a joint venture to develop Starlab, a commercial alternative to replace the International Space Station (ISS)…
Euclid Space Telescope Launches Exciting New Possibilities
Lift off, the first of July. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid spacecraft soared skyward over Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking an endeavor 10 years in the making, involving…
EURIALO – Safe Aviation Ensured From Space
The EURIALO civilian space system will be designed for continuous, global and independent air traffic monitoring, and will thus significantly enhance airspace safety once constructed. An airplane. Image credit: Tobias…
The first supermoon in August rises around the world
The moon rises through clouds over the skyline of lower Manhattan in this view from West Orange, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The first of two supermoons in August graced…
