Lasers Can Melt Through Extraterrestrial Ice Efficiently
Lasers aren’t just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of powerpoint slides. They can also drill…
Solar Flares Are 6.5 Times Hotter Than We Thought
A solar limb flare with a comparatable scale of Earth. Credit: Created by Alexander Russell (University of Andrews)…
Comet SWAN25B surprises astronomers after perihelion outburst
A new comet, designated SWAN25B, has appeared in the inner Solar System, first identified in imagery from the…
How Interstellar Objects Similar To 3I/ATLAS Could Jump-Start Planet Formation Around Infant Stars – Eurasia Review
Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS that have been captured in planet-forming discs around young stars could become the seeds…
New U.S. military satellite constellation takes shape with first launch from Vandenberg SFB – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base…
Maximum alert: scientists aboard China’s Tiangong space station discover a new bacterial species
© Maximum alert: scientists aboard China’s Tiangong space station discover a new bacterial species Scientists on the Tiangong…
NASA reestablishes contact with one of two TRACERS satellites
WASHINGTON — NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into…
US scientists find ‘critical gaps’ holding back Nasa moon plan as China races ahead
Scientists have found critical gaps in Nasa’s development of space life support systems that could prevent the United…
Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo
The astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) just got a fresh shipment of supplies. Russia’s robotic…
Supermoons and meteor showers: Five celestial events to look for this autumn
Image source, Owen Humphreys/ PA MediaByElizabeth Rizzini Lead Weather Presenter Inspired by the recent total lunar eclipse? There…
Gravitational wave analysis confirms theory of merging black holes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Ten years after scientists first detected gravitational waves emerging from two colliding black holes,…
A bad moon rising — what if China beats US back to lunar surface?
For the estimated 200 million Americans who watched that momentous moment live in 2029 the timing was inconvenient.…