X-ray Rings from Black Hole in Cygnus Constellation Reveal Invisible Space Dust

Medicine & Technology Aug 06, 2021

In newly released images, X-ray rings were emitted by a black hole eruption in the northern Cygnus constellation, revealing how invisible space dust surrounds the celestial object.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Ticket Cost: Price Increased to $450,000 Compared to Amount 600 Customers Reserved

Aug 06, 2021

Following Richard Branson's voyage to space, Virgin Galactic sells tickets for space rides starting at $450,000 per seat.

Solar Storms Mystery Finally Solved: Simulation Model to Predict Space Weather, Geomagnetic Storms Developed

Aug 06, 2021

New research on space weather and solar oscillations produced a model that could predict solar activities and possibly answer the 'Convective Conundrum.'

NASA Wants to Study Beyond Moon's Rock Surface: How Pieces of Fragments Bubbled From Deeper Lunar Layers

Aug 06, 2021

NASA scientists want to attain and investigate chunks of rocks that bubble up from the deeper lunar surface. A new study provides a better insight into such unusual geological activity.

Betelgeuse's Great Dimming: Did a Dark Star-Spot Cause the Supergiant Star's Temperature Drop?

Aug 06, 2021

Betelgeuse's 'Great Dimming' was caused by a dark star-spot that made temperatures plummet more than 300°F, study claims.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Rover About to Drill Rock As Ingenuity Helicopter Notches 11th Flight

Aug 06, 2021

NASA's robotic rover Perseverance prepared to drill its first rock sample after the Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew on its 11th flight.

NASA's Juno Celebrates 10th Year in Space! How Jupiter's Probe Studied the Planet, Took Photos of Moon Ganymede

Aug 06, 2021

Jupiter is being explored by NASA's Juno mission for 10 years now, which aims to uncover mysteries about the big planet and our solar system.

Supernova Shrapnel Star Running Away from the Galaxy, 2M Miles Per Hour

Aug 05, 2021

Researchers closely studied a star 2,000 light-years away. It is not only moving fast but is also rotating as it hurtles out of the Milky Way. Researchers believe that it is likely a remnant of a star that went supernova.

Dancing Ghosts: Astronomers Found Strange Clouds Dancing in the Universe

Aug 05, 2021

Astronomers found two ghosts dancing deep in the universe. They had never seen anything like it before, and they had no idea what they were.

Hubble, Spitzer Space Telescope Detect Hidden Supernova

Aug 05, 2021

New research from NASA's defunct Spitzer Space Telescope reveals the discovery of five supernovae that had previously gone unnoticed in optical light.

Blob: Brainless Single-Cell Slime Mold Sent to Space to be Observed in Microgravity

Aug 05, 2021

A brainless slime mold named Blob will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the investigation of how microgravity will affect life. It will be carried into space aboard an uncrewed spaceship alongside other science experiments.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship is ‘Immensely Complex, High Risk’

Aug 05, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin remains critical in NASA’s decision to award Elon Musk’s SpaceX with the only astronaut lunar lander contract.

Big Jupiter Energy Solved: Why These 'Surfing' Ions in The Atmosphere Make Spectacular Light Show

Aug 05, 2021

After baffling researchers for decades, new readings from NASA and the ESA have revealed the cause of Jupiter’s chaotic auroras in the atmosphere.

US Tracking and Data Relay Satellite: SpaceLink To Improve International Space Station Comms

Aug 04, 2021

SpaceLink just received funding to demonstrate its relay satellite that could give the International Space Station (ISS) faster communications. It will pick up where the NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) left off.

Star Moving at Lighting Speed Spotted; Scientists Say It's So Fast That It Nearly Leaves the Galaxy at 2 Million Miles an Hour

Aug 03, 2021

A star, formally labeled as LP 40-365 has recently been spotted moving extraordinarily fast. An astronomy assistant professor described this as moving so fast that it nearly leaves the Milky Way.