Dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC Commonly thought to be long-lived satellites of our galaxy, a new study now finds indications that most dwarf galaxies might, in fact,…
Category: Planetary Science
In 2024, Space Coast gears up for most astronaut launches since ’09
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The business of sending humans into space has not yet risen to the levels seen during the space shuttle program, but 2024 could see the most…
Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode
SpaceX’s Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023. SpaceX on Saturday made progress in the second test launch of…
SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but…
Hubble images NGC 941, a spiral galaxy with an explosive past
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the spiral galaxy NGC 941. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC…
The origins of the black hole information paradox
Artist’s impression of an ultramassive black hole (UBH). Credit: ESA/Hubble/DSS/Nick Risinger/N. Bartmann While physics tells us that information can neither be created nor destroyed (if information could be created or…
US regulator greenlights Starship’s next launch on Friday
Starship, which stands 394 feet (120 meters) tall, produces 16.7 million pounds (74.3 Meganewtons) of thrust, more than double that of the Saturn V rockets used to send Apollo astronauts…
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets
A composite image of the Western hemisphere of the Earth. Credit: NASA How did the molecular building blocks for life end up on Earth? One long-standing theory is that they…
Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot
Scientists uncover prolonged radio emissions above a sunspot, akin to those previously seen in the polar regions of planets and certain stars, which may reshape our understanding of intense stellar…
