When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
Earth-Like Planets Are More Common Than We Thought, Study Says
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that got hosed with star spray, mounted…
Geminid meteor shower to light up Swiss skies as it reaches its peak
A shower of shooting stars reaches its peak during the night Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the…
NASA’s New Rover Operations Center Will Revolutionize Moon and Mars Missions
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently unveiled its new Rover Operations Center (ROC), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at…
Swarm Satellites Capture Rare Proton Spike in Solar Storm
The European Space Agency’s Swarm mission detected an unexpected spike in high-energy protons over Earth’s poles during a…
A NASA spacecraft is piercing the sun’s scorching atmosphere right now
A NASA spacecraft is making a close approach to the sun, repeating its record-breaking distance of 3.8 million…
SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding With Starlink
A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite. On…
This moss survived in space for 9 months
Meet a spreading earthmoss known as Physcomitrella patens. It’s frequently used as a model organism for studies on…
Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The…
The countdown has begun: these two stars will merge and trigger a cosmic cataclysm near us
It’s the stuff of astronomy legends — when two white dwarf stars spiral toward each other, the result…
This company wants to build a 40-km cannon to launch satellites—and test shots have already begun
The American company Longshot is turning science fiction into engineering reality. Its plan? To build a gigantic cannon…
Is the Moon Actually More Habitable Than We Thought? New Study Explains Why!
The moon’s surface has long been considered barren, but new research published in Communications Earth & Environment suggests…