Earth is for People; Space is for Machines
The final astronauts departed the moon 50 years ago. This break has been viewed by many as a terrible mistake. A popular television show called…
Astronomy
How Black Holes Create the Universe’s Most Brilliant Light
Black holes simply adore engulfing themselves in radiance, which is amazing considering that they cannot be seen to emit any light. Supermassive black holes in…
Plans for ExoMars by ESA Rely on NASA Contributions
In Washington The ExoMars project has financing secured by the European Space Agency for a launch in 2028, but that plan requires collaboration with NASA…
The NASA Spacecraft has Finished Its Close Encounter With the Moon
On Monday, NASA’s Orion spacecraft flew over the far side of the moon, coming within 81 miles of the surface. Since Wednesday, when it was…
Midsize Black Hole in a Dwarf Galaxy is revealed by the Death of a Star
An undetected intermediate-mass black hole lurking in a dwarf galaxy revealed itself to astronomers when it gobbled up an unlucky star that strayed too close.…
What Is the Number of Galaxies in the Universe?
A galaxy is an enormous cluster of stars, gas, and dust that is held together by gravity. Galaxies are also enormous, with a diameter measured…
Missing Planets could be explained by Early Planetary Migration
Gravitational interactions between a planet and its protoplanetary disk cause the planet’s orbit to shift toward or away from its star. Migration rates for low-mass…
Astronomers have discovered the Nearest Black Hole to the Earth
Black holes are the Universe’s most extreme objects. Supermassive versions of these inconceivably dense objects are most likely found at the cores of all large…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and AMD have a deal
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Advanced Material Development (AMD) have entered a contract for joint development on AMD’s proprietary thin-film graphene-based coatings technology,…
A New Study discovered the Oldest Planetary Debris in Our Galaxy
Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one…
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