The next generation of radar needed to detect micro-debris and enable a safer LEO
As someone deeply involved in the space sector, I’ve seen firsthand how low Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming…
Cygnus X-1: Balloon-Borne Telescope Helps Us See First-Known Black Hole More Precisely Than Ever Before
Earth’s atmosphere is opaque to X-rays, which is probably good news for life on this planet. It is…
Starlink smallsats Group 6-94 launches on Tuesday from the Cape – SatNews
Another group of SpaceX smallsats were launched Tuesday, November 18th at 7:12 p.m. ET, to meet up with…
SN 2024ggi: Earliest Detailed Observations Of A Star Exploding Show True Shape Of A Supernova
Astronomers have been able to catch the earliest phases of supernova explosions with one of the most powerful…
Astronomer Explores Possibility of Launching Bad People Into Sun
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images We are not advocates of executing people in cruel…
Huge red giant star has newfound companion — and it may be a bad neighbor
Astronomers have discovered that an aging red giant star has a closely orbiting stellar companion, which could be…
NASA astronaut’s estranged partner pleads guilty over false ‘space crime’ allegation | World News
A long-running and highly publicised legal saga once promoted as the world’s first “space crime” has reached a…
Astronomers Witness the Moment a Fatal Shockwave Bursts Through the Surface of a Star
Supernovas, the catastrophic explosions that follow the collapse of a star, are essential to our understanding of the…
Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History’s new ‘Impact’ exhibit
NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has opened a new…
NASA Confirms Century-Old Theory About Betelgeuse: A Companion Star Exists
Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i, NASA scientists have directly imaged the faint partner, confirming what astronomers…
The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe
Astronomers have discovered that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have already found the long-sought first generation…
Do the cores of dead stars exist forever?
White dwarfs don’t get enough airtime. Sure, these ultradense, dim cores of dead stars are small and hard…