Scientists Observe our Closest Neighbor Venus
Venus is a mystery. It’s the planet next door, but it doesn’t reveal much about itself. An ominous cloud cover smothers a harsh landscape pelted…
Astronomy
Planetary Scientists Find Evidence of Carbon-rich Liquid Water in an Ancient Meteorite
Water is plentiful in the solar system. Scientists have discovered ice on the moon, in Saturn’s rings and comets, liquid water on Mars and beneath…
Ultra-high-energy Gamma-ray Emission is an Universal Feature Found near Pulsar Nebulae
The discovery that the nebulae surrounding the most powerful pulsars emit ultra-high-energy gamma rays may rewrite the history of the rays’ galactic origins. Pulsars are…
Scientists reveal skipping stone setup can improve reentry of spaceflight vehicles
Scientists have discovered a number of key factors that influence the number of bounces a skipping stone will experience when it hits the water. The…
A “Pink Supermoon” Will Be Visible This Week (No, It’s Not Actually Pink)
Earlier this week, we will be able to see the first of the two supermoons that occurred in 2021, known as the “Pink supermoon”. At this…
Hubble Marks 31st Birthday with Beautiful Portrait of Star Outburst
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990, and has given humanity a spectacular view of the universe for more than three decades. Not…
Watch The Sun Blast An Enormous Wave Of Plasma Towards Mars In This Awesome Gif
On 17 April, the Sun releases a coronal mass ejection (CME), releasing large amounts of plasma from an active region of the solar surface. When…
Watch SpaceX Crew-2 Launch To The International Space Station
The second launch of NASA’s commercial crew took place at 05:49 local time from the Kennedy Space Center. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavor took…
Opinion: The James Webb Space Telescope And Why The Bigoted Legacy Of Its Namesake Matters
If all goes according to plan, the much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will finally launch in October 2021, after the initial launch date of…
Record-Breaking Flare Released By Sun’s Nearest Neigbour
The closest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri, has released a record-breaking flame – and for a network of nine telescopes on Earth and in…
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