Environmental Cost of Astronomy Needs to Be Reduced, Will the World's Most Sustainable Observatory Solve It?

SPACE 02.03.2022 11:22 AM

Astronomy requires a lot of power, which means that this field of science also has a large carbon footprint. Now, astronomers are on a mission to build a sustainable observatory that aims to reduce the carbon footprint of astronomy.

Hopewell Culture May Have Been Ruined by Comet Explosion 1,500 Years Ago

02.02.2022 11:30 AM

Comets may have been the reason behind the disruption of the peaceful Hopewell culture in North America, according to a study.

Controlling Robots From Space

02.02.2022 10:27 AM

Research from the European Space Agency has shown for the first time that it is possible for an operator in orbit to feel the weight of rocks on the ground collected by a robot in a simulated geological exploration mission.

Tiangong Space Station Adorned in Red for Taikonauts' First Lunar New Year Celebration

02.02.2022 02:59 AM

Shenzhou 13 astronauts are the first batch to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Tiangong Space Station and they were given ample supplies for the holiday.

Israel Joins NASA Artemis Program to Bring Astronauts to Moon

01.30.2022 21:26 PM

The Artemis Accords were signed by Israel to strengthen its current lunar engagements with NASA. Israel signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, joining the US-led effort to place humans on the Moon by 2025 and thereafter on Mars, according to the Israel Space Agency (ISA).

Pilot Missed Chance To Be Part of SpaceX Inspiration4 Crew After Winning Raffle Due To His Weight

01.28.2022 22:33 PM

A 43-year-old man from Florida was the real winner of the raffle ticket for SpaceX's Inspiration4 but he decided to give it to his college roommate when he exceeded the 250lb weight limit for the crew.

Planet Search Is Not Easy! Astronomers Tell Us How They Discovered Almost 5,000 New Exoplanets

01.28.2022 12:41 PM

When astronomers headed off to look for planets around other stars also known as exoplanets, they knew it wouldn't be easy. However, because of "tiny wobbles and faint twinkles," these space scientists found almost 5,000 new worlds.

Milky Way Now Has Thousands Of Stunning Magnetic Threads Like A 'Modern Art', Scientists Say

01.28.2022 02:55 AM

Nearly 1,000 mystery strands mysteriously dangling in space have been discovered in an astonishing new telescopic image of the Milky Way galaxy's tumultuous center.

SpaceX Wants to Launch Rockets Weekly to Achieve Elon Musk's Goal of Having 52 Missions in 2022

01.28.2022 00:51 AM

SpaceX told NASA that it will be able to launch 52 rockets in total in 2022 by launching at least one rocket every week.

Spooky Cosmic Object Could Be A New Type of Star With Ultra-Powerful Magnetic Field

01.27.2022 00:20 AM

Astronomers discovered a mysterious object that could be a neutron star or white dwarf that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour.

Human Economy Worth $1 Trillion To Move To Space By 2040? Here's What Data Shows

01.25.2022 20:34 PM

According to GlobalData, by 2040, $1 trillion of the human economy will have to move to space. Analytics firm GlobalData said the aerospace, defense, and security (ADS) industry had the second largest transaction value increase in the third quarter of 2021.

Falcon 9 Rocket's Second Stage Will Likely Impact Moon's Equator After 7 Years of Floating Through Space

01.25.2022 03:07 AM

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off SpaceX's Launch Complex 40 on February 11, 2015 as its first interplanetary mission but its second stage failed to return to Earth and is now on its way towards the Moon.

Space Fitness: ISS Inhabitant Matthias Maurer Posts Video Showing Him Doing Some Exercise Beyond Walking

01.24.2022 09:49 AM

Present International Space Station inhabitant Matthias Maurer recently shared a 360-degree video that shows him performing some exercise on the treadmill, with the harness to guarantee that he does not flow away from the machine in the microgravity condition.

Young Stellar Jets Wandering Through Field of Stars Captured in New Images Using Gemini South Telescope

01.24.2022 04:21 AM

Details of sinuous young stellar jets were recently captured by the Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager or GSAOI, a device on the 8.1-meter-diameter Gemini South telescope.

Star Fuel Reservoirs That Surround Galaxies, Enable Formation of New Planets

01.20.2022 14:23 PM

In a study published recently, astronomer Sanchayeeta Borthakur from Arizona State University has identified the faint fuel reservoirs surrounding galaxies, and how much fuel can fall into galaxies, enabling them to form new planetary systems and stars.

NASA Offers Challenge and Reward In Finding Solution For Waste, Trash Sustainable Reprocessing In Mars and Other Space Missions; How to Join

01.20.2022 00:15 AM

NASA is looking for answers to the challenges presented by space waste. Have you ever wondered how astronauts managed to stay in space for so long without running out of resources or suffocating in their own waste? NASA is also curious about such things - especially when people start living on Mars.

555.55-Carat Black Diamond Sotheby’s Gem Believed To Be From Outer Space Unveiled

01.18.2022 04:12 AM

Sotheby's has recently called its 555.55-carat black diamond, set for auction soon, "The Enigma," which is believed to have come from outer space.

JAXA Develops Culture Bag for Crop Production and Long-Term Food Supply in Space

01.14.2022 23:31 PM

JAXA is now testing a new approach of growing crops in space for long-term food production through the use of culture bag technology.

Space Adventure, the Largest Space Exhibit Ever Seen, Kicks-off Its North American Tour in Miami, FL This April

01.13.2022 02:20 AM

The immersive exhibit showcases an unprecedented and privileged vision of one of the most important milestones of humanity: the arrival of man on the moon.

Can Tardigrades Survive the Extreme Conditions in Space? Scientists Plan to Use Massive Lasers to Shoot Them at Distant Stars

01.12.2022 06:21 AM

Scientists in the US proposed shooting tardigrades to distant stars in the Milky Way to test how indestructible they are when under extreme temperatures, pressures, and radiation in space.

Take Me To The Moon, Alexa: Amazon Joining NASA Artemis 1 Mission To Space Atop Orion Spacecraft

01.07.2022 06:29 AM

Lockheed Martin and Amazon have announced that Alexa will be sent into orbit by NASA on the Artemis I mission, which will launch later in 2022.