You can see Where JWST Took a Direct hit From a Micrometeorite on one of its Mirrors
A recently-released report examines the James Webb Space Telescope's performance and discusses the micrometeoroid impacts that could threaten the mission
Uh Oh, NASA is Reviewing Psyche and May Terminate the Mission
NASA is reviewing its mission to visit the asteroid 16 Psyche. The Administration has convened a 15-member review board to…
Earth has Clouds of Water. Hot Exoplanets Have Clouds of Sand
A team of astronomers studied brown dwarfs to figure out how hot exoplanets form clouds of sand. They found that…
We Finally Know Where the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays are Coming From: Blazars
Way out there in space is a class of objects called blazars. Think of them as extreme particle accelerators, able…
The Gravitational Constant is Tricky to pin Down Accurately. Here’s a new way to Measure it
A team of physicists have used a pair of vibrating rods to measure the gravitational constant to incredibly fine precision.…
We’ll be Building Self-Replicating Probes to Explore the Milky Way Sooner Than you Think. Why Haven’t ETIs?
The future can arrive in sudden bursts. What seems a long way off can suddenly jump into view, especially when…
Betelgeuse and Antares Have Been Observed for Over 2,000 Years. Astronomers can use This to Figure out how old They are
Stars don’t usually evolve fast enough for humans to notice them change within one lifetime. Even a hundred lifetimes won’t…
A Mission Concept to fly a Solar Neutrino Detector Close to the Sun
Astronomers have proposed a concept mission to fly a neutrino observatory into orbit around the Sun to get a better…
A New Method for Making Graphene has an Awesome Application: A Space Elevator!
At the upcoming 2022 IAC, the International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) will present a paper that shows how graphene could…
Dmitry Rogozin is no Longer the Head of Roscosmos
According to recent reports, the inflammatary and blusterous Dimtry Rogozin has been replaced as head of Roscosmos.