NASA shuts down 49-year-old Voyager 1 instrument to keep it alive
On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent a command to turn…
Earth’s origin mystery cracked? Meteorites may hold the secret to life’s ingredients |
Scientists involved in planetary formation studies, meteorites, and early solar system investigations have been wondering about the origins…
how engineers built a spacecraft that could survive touching the Sun and what it has revealed about stellar physics
Engineers wrapped the heat shield in white ceramic paint, bolted it to the front of a car-sized spacecraft,…
Which is the most common type of planet in the galaxy? Scientists reveal ‘super-Earths’ |
According to Kepler observations, the most abundant kind of planets in the Milky Way is the super-Earths. These…
WA scientists to test fuel conversion in historic zero-gravity space mission aboard Airbus A310 flight
WA scientists are preparing to experience zero gravity for a landmark mission testing research that could one day…
Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week
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NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters
For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper,…
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
To say something moves at a glacial pace is to imply sluggish, unhurried change. But what transpired over…
Starwatch: Eta Aquariid meteor shower bursts into the skies | Astronomy
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower bursts upon the skies this week, reaching its peak on the night of…
The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope, a New Tool for Finding Exoplanets
The exoplanet census continues to grow at a prodigious rate, with 6,273 confirmed planets to date and close…
Rare comet to flash through New Zealand skies – before it disappears for 170,000 years | New Zealand
A comet formed on the edges of the solar system will grace southern skies over the next fortnight,…
PNG court clears the way for Starlink
Over the past few years, Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet service has entered the Pacific Islands region, bringing…