Proba-3: our eyes on the Sun’s inner corona
The Sun’s inner corona, the hottest part of our star’s atmosphere, appears faint yellow in this time-lapse made…
China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video)
China is getting close to launching a large space telescope to orbit along with its Tiangong space station,…
Investors Put More Than $55 Billion Behind Space Startups Last Year
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the booming space industry, better space weather forecasts,…
Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: ‘We definitely need to know more’
Sometimes, even the most familiar astronomical objects can hold surprises for researchers. Take the well-known Ring Nebula, which…
Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars
Mars may have once possessed an ocean at least as large as Earth’s Arctic Ocean, a new study…
China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day
In a historic blow to its space programme, China suffered two rocket launch failures in a single day…
Mystery of the Universe’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Solved » Explorersweb
When the James Webb Space Telescope sent back its first images of the cosmos, astronomers were stunned to…
Chinese Astronauts Brave Underground Cave In Intense Space Simulation Training
Twenty-eight Chinese astronauts have just completed a highly demanding cave-training mission designed to replicate the psychological and physical…
Sun erupts with powerful X-class flare as huge CME races toward Earth, impact possible within 24 hours
Full-halo CME from the X1.9 flare. The three bright specks of light (left to right) are Venus, Mercury…
NASA’s Giant Balloons Over Antarctica Just Made A Breakthrough In The Hunt For Dark Matter
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has reached new heights, both literally and figuratively, with four successful long-duration balloon flights…
Day turns to night for 6+ minutes: One of the longest eclipses of the century will hit the skies, where and when to watch?
A rare celestial event is approaching. On August 2, 2027, the longest total solar eclipse in over a…
JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago
Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of…