Astronomy

The Importance of Surface Shadows in the Moon Water Puzzle is highlighted in NASA Study

The Importance of Surface Shadows in the Moon Water Puzzle is highlighted in NASA Study

Scientists are confident that water ice can be found at the Moon’s poles within permanently shadowed craters – craters that never see sunlight. However, observations…
Blue Origin’s Final Passenger for its First Human Spaceflight will be 18-Year-Old Oliver Daemen

Blue Origin’s Final Passenger for its First Human Spaceflight will be 18-Year-Old Oliver Daemen

The mystery of who will take the final seat on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight next week is no longer a mystery: the company revealed…
Space Launch of the World’s First Commercial Re-programmable Satellite

Space Launch of the World’s First Commercial Re-programmable Satellite

The world’s first commercial fully re-programmable satellite launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, ushering in a new era of more flexible communications.…
NASA’s Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Contains a Time Capsule for Future Humans

NASA’s Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Contains a Time Capsule for Future Humans

When the first spacecraft to travel outside the solar system was built, NASA included the blades when it found the aliens. These were upgraded to…
The mystery behind Jupiter’s Spectacular X-ray Auroras has been Solved

The mystery behind Jupiter’s Spectacular X-ray Auroras has been Solved

Four decades after their discovery, we finally realize what Jupiter’s spectacular X-rays are strengthening the aurora. This light show is bright, short, and regular every…
New Type of Stellar Grain in Meteorite Suggests where Earth’s Water Comes from

New Type of Stellar Grain in Meteorite Suggests where Earth’s Water Comes from

An international team of cosmologists has discovered some elements in a meteorite that can only form in a very specific process. This is the first…
Europa’s Surface is Constantly being Churned by Tiny Impacts and Radiation

Europa’s Surface is Constantly being Churned by Tiny Impacts and Radiation

Jupiter’s ice moon Europa is the main candidate for life beyond Earth due to the presence of deep salty seas beneath the frozen surface. However,…
Hubble Data Verifies the Absence of Dark Matter in Galaxies

Hubble Data Verifies the Absence of Dark Matter in Galaxies

The most precise distance measurement to date of the ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) NGC1052-DF2 (DF2) confirms that it is devoid of dark matter. An international team…
Using Gravity Resonance Spectroscopy to Search for Dark Energy

Using Gravity Resonance Spectroscopy to Search for Dark Energy

Researchers present a robust experimental technique for investigating a specific dark energy theory. Their approach, dubbed ‘Gravity Resonance Spectroscopy,’ could bring researchers one step closer…
Luca Parmitano: the Astronaut who Nearly Drowned in Space

Luca Parmitano: the Astronaut who Nearly Drowned in Space

In all the ways you can think of dying in space – including shapeshifting aliens, robots losing their minds and trying to kill you, potato chips…
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