NASA wanted to use Shannon as emergency landing zone
Shannon Airport has had many eye-catching visitors over the years. But the prospect of a pay-load carrying NASA…
U.S. will return to the moon within Trump’s term
Recently appointed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Friday told CNBC that the U.S. will return to the moon…
Supercomputer simulation reveals a mismatch in how galaxies cluster across the universe
A new super simulation called FLAMINGO maps the universe from its first moments to today, and it intensifies…
Dark matter may be made of pieces of giant, exotic objects — and astronomers think they know how to look for them
Exotic, dark astrophysical objects may be hiding in interstellar space, and a new proposal outlines how to find…
Halley’s Comet, Great Conjunctions, And A Nail-Biting Close Approach: Astronomical Events To Look Forward To This Century
There’s an annual tradition of popular science articles looking forward to astronomical events to watch for in the…
‘Zombie Stars’ Might Be a Beacon in Our Search for Dark Matter
As physicist Cumrun Vafa once told me, puzzles in science often come in pairs, each serving as the…
Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
Humanity’s first space solar power plant begins operation, launched from the US
It has been several decades since humanity first stepped into space, in a bid to explore the most…
Asteroid Apophis to Pass Just 32,000 km from Earth, ESA and JAXA’s Team Up to Stop It!
In 2029, the world will witness a rare celestial event when the asteroid Apophis, a 375-meter-wide asteroid. flies…
Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes
Gamwell sees echoes of Mitchell’s dark stars, for instance, in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “A Descent Into…
Light-years of secrets unfold — NASA will reveal the universe’s tapestry at Lagrange
It is no news that humanity is making serious strides in revealing precise details that keep our universe…
Why Does Earth Get Colder When We’re Closest to the Sun?
Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the…