NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral,…
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NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space
This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft which launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on…
Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others
Scientists have known that some galaxies reside in dense environments with many other galaxies nearby for decades. Others drift through the cosmos essentially alone, with few or no other galaxies…
Ancient duo of stars visiting from far reaches of the Milky Way discovered
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An unusual pair of 10-billion-year-old stars, formed when the Milky Way was young, are visiting from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, researchers have discovered. The…
New data on radiation show missions to Jupiter’s moon Europa are possible
This artist concept depicts the Juno spacecraft which arrived at Jupiter in 2016 after a five-year journey to study the giant planet. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL Scientists from…
Growing plants for space: securing Earth’s sustainable future
University of Adelaide researchers are helping humanity explore among the stars by developing off-Earth agriculture and––in the process––finding interstellar solutions that could transform plant cultivation here at home. Climate change…
SpaceX rolls out new booster for Cape Canaveral launch
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX launches lately have been pushing the record envelope for booster reflight, but a Starlink launch Tuesday morning rolled out a brand new first stage. A…
Top 5 Reasons Every Stargazer Should Own a Smart Telescope
There’s something magical about gazing up at the night sky, watching the stars twinkle and the planets slowly make their way across the heavens. For many, stargazing is more than…
Scientific definition of a planet says it must orbit our sun. A new proposal would change that
Planetary scientists are proposing a new definition of a planet to replace one that many researchers view as sun-centric and outdated. The current definition — established in 2006 by the…
Specialized materials could passively control the internal temperature of space habitats
Artist’s depiction of a habitat on the moon. Credit: ESA/Foster + Partners Areas of space have wildly different temperatures depending on whether they are directly in sunlight or not. For…
