A Possible Lunar Impact in 2032 Could Spark Days of Meteor Showers on Earth
A large rocky asteroid will make a close approach to Earth in 2032, with the tantalizing prospect of…
Stash or splash? NASA asked for ISS deorbit alternatives • The Register
US lawmakers have asked NASA to look into storing the International Space Station (ISS) in a higher orbit…
Supermassive new theory on what lies at the heart of our galaxy
For about half a century, astronomers have been largely convinced that our galaxy harbours a monstrous black hole…
Could a toxic chemical in Mars dirt help us build a Red Planet base?
Surprisingly, a toxic compound found on Mars could help bacteria produce brick-like substances that could be used to…
James Webb Space Telescope’s view of 800,000 galaxies paints a detailed picture of dark matter
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have built a detailed map of dark matter, showing the density…
NASA will finally allow astronauts to bring their iPhones to space
The challenge of qualifying modern technology for spaceflight is real. There are a million ways in which the…
Scientists Scanned a Black Rock From Mars And Found Something Surprising : ScienceAlert
New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available,…
This black hole “burps” with Death Star energy
When AT2018hyz, aka “Jetty,” was first discovered, radio telescopes didn’t detect any signatures of an outflow emission of material…
Jupiter smaller than science dictated, NASA, Weizmann find
The planet Jupiter is smaller and flatter than astrophysicists have believed for over 50 years, the Weizmann Institute…
NASA’s Artemis 2 Will Test Human Health in Deep Space Like Never Before
The human body is a complex machine that’s been fine-tuned—through millions of years of evolution—to operate here on…
FCC Opens Review of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plan for Orbital AI Data Centers
In brief The FCC accepted SpaceX’s application to build a satellite system designed as orbital data centers and…
Chinese scientists build world-first 20GW microwave weapon that can fire 60-second bursts
At the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology in Xian, Shaanxi province, sits an unremarkable-looking device called the TPG1000Cs.…