Smithsonian scientists launch “Lumina” simulation to model early universe
A rendering of the cosmic web about 650 million light-years across, produced by the Lumina simulation. The fine…
Why IISc should be Isro’s JPL
Where you stand changes what you see. There’s something telling about the relationship between IISc and Isro. The…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unveils a Spectacular New View of Mars at Dawn
The captivating shapes of wind-carved crags called yardangs are revealed in this zoomed-in crop of a broader panorama…
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
TOKYO — Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples…
NASA Is About to Investigate What Lies Beneath a Giant Hole on the Moon
Artist’s concept of a potential lunar cave beneath the Marius Hills region of the Moon. NASA-backed scientists plan…
“Transmission Strings” mapping reveals 3D shape of exoplanet atmospheres
The shape of WASP-17b’s atmosphere mapped using transmission strings. The planet has a broad banded jet around the…
Nuclear propulsion: Could nuclear engines transform deep-space exploration?
As space exploration technologies accelerate, an engine that can traverse deep space equally fast is needed- and nuclear…
Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever
How are planets born, and how do they grow? This is an essential question in astronomy, one that…
New center boosts nuclear isotope output for deep-space missions
Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power spacecraft on long-duration missions.…
Bangkok Post – Radio waves coming from an alien planet may be a cosmic first
An undated image provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) shows an artist’s concept of the…
New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth’s Atmosphere as Fuel To Stay in Orbit Indefinitely
Fully Assembled RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Credit: F. Romano A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel…
People think Earth dies when the Sun becomes a red giant in five billion years — the more likely end is a billion years from now, when a star already 30 percent brighter than at birth pushes CO₂ too low for C3 plants, then a moist greenhouse strips the oceans of hydrogen and leaves a sterile Venus
The Sun is roughly 4.6 billion years old and about halfway through its main-sequence lifetime. The popular conception…