Mercury Explained: Understanding Its Iron Core and the Sun's Magnetism

SPACE 07.03.2021 02:46 AM

Recent research suggests that conventional hypotheses on the formation of Mercury's iron core are not plausible. Stating that the rocky planet's composition is more influenced by the Sun's magnetic field during the formation of the solar system.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Brilliant Star Cluster Despite Being in Safe Mode

07.03.2021 02:41 AM

Hubble Space Telescope captures the brilliant image of the star cluster NGC 330, which is around 800,000 light-years away from Earth, just in time before the Independence Day of the US on July 4.

Japan's Journey to Conquering Space: The Land of the Rising Sun Eyes Future Lunar Missions

07.02.2021 22:47 PM

Japan's journey to conquering space began in the 1950s, decades later its making history with the Hayabusa2 satellite and future lunar missions.

Skywatching Venus, Milky Way: NASA Shares 2 Exciting Tips to Have the Best Glimpse

07.02.2021 22:27 PM

This month, NASA is back with its top skywatching tips, offering up two thrilling treats to look out for. The tips comprise how to best watch Venus and the Milky Way.

SpaceX Adding Glass Dome on Crew Dragon's Toilet for 360 Views of Space

07.02.2021 03:00 AM

The Inspiration4 crew will have a glass dome, or "cupola", on their Crew Dragon spaceship. That is where SpaceX's mysterious toilet is.

Junked Starlink Satellite, Falcon 9 Rocket Debris Threatens Russian Space Station Cargo Ship

07.02.2021 01:37 AM

Russia says SpaceX Starlink satellite and space junk may narrowly miss Progress cargo ship in orbit.

Did UAE's Hope Mars Orbiter Just See Aurora Lights on Red Planet?

07.02.2021 00:58 AM

The United Arab Emirates' Hope orbiter was able to use its scientific instruments to get a better glimpse of the red planet's night lights.

Oldest Person on Blue Origin: 82-Year-Old Wally Funk Will Go to Space With Jeff Bezos; Who is She?

07.02.2021 00:34 AM

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced earlier today that Wally Funk, one of the aviators of "Mercury 13" is joining him for a ride on his space company, Blue Origin's first crewed mission.

Go Home Comet Wirtanen, You're Drunk! Unusually Alcoholic Star Exhibits Some Weird Behavior

07.02.2021 00:24 AM

Comet 46P/Wirtanen was releasing an unusual amount of alcohol as it made its historic flyby of Earth two and a half years ago.

Hubble Space Telescope Still Broken: Reason for Being Offline Remains a Mystery to NASA

07.01.2021 23:57 PM

NASA still struggles to pinpoint the exact reason Hubble Space Telescope went offline. Engineers are now investigating other hardware that might be causing the issue.

White Dwarf Discovered to Have Greater Mass Than Sun, Astronomers Fear Sudden Collapse

07.01.2021 04:05 AM

Astronomers discovered a newly formed dwarf star that has more mass than the sun with the same size as the moon.

Bezos, Musk, Branson Beating Each Other in Space Tourism; Whose Rocket is Bigger Though?

07.01.2021 01:22 AM

Rocket fuel powers the space race that pits billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson against each other. Which rocket is bigger?

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope Now One Step Closer to Reality

06.30.2021 23:53 PM

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission appears finally to be on track for a launch in 2026. The mission just got approval this month!

Five Stunning Space Photos That Could Win the Prestigious Astronomy Award of the Year

06.30.2021 23:28 PM

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has shortlisted space photos for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Here are five of those stunning images.

Supermassive Black Holes May Host the 'Largest Tsunami-Like' Structures, Experts Say

06.30.2021 22:38 PM

Astrophysicists said tsunami-like structures may form on much bigger scales, from gas escaping the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole.