(a)The UHE gamma-ray emission is clearly observed from the W51 complex, which hosts the supernova remnant W51C and star forming region W51B. (b) The “bending” feature around tens TeV indicates…
Category: Planetary Science
New algorithms could enhance autonomous spacecraft safety
A close approach to a model comet in the Caltech Autonomous Robotics and Control Lab. This robotic spacecraft simulator mimics a space environment by floating on a low friction cushion…
SpaceX postpones historic mission featuring first private spacewalk
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX on Tuesday postponed once more its attempt at launching…
Geologists discover hidden magmatism at the Chang’e-6 lunar landing site
Chang’e-6 landing site locates to the southern Apollo basin in the northeast of the South Pole-Aitken basin, lunar farside. Credit: Y. Qian Lunar igneous activities, including intrusive and extrusive magmatism,…
Researchers start first low frequency search for alien technology in distant galaxies
The first extragalactic search for technosignatures at low frequencies covers 2,800 galaxies in one search. Credit: SETI Institute The SETI Institute, the Berkeley SETI Research Center and the International Centre…
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests
The similarity in composition of new and old lunar samples suggests a magma ocean covered the moon early in its history. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Data from India’s recent…
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind
Credit: Price et al. (2024) Giant black holes in the centers of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars. This leads to a…
Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? A decision is imminent
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,…
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…
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…
