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.
Two Spacecraft Could Work Together to Capture an Asteroid and Bring it Close to Earth for Mining
Humanity seems destined to expand into the Solar System. What exactly that looks like, and how difficult and tumultuous the…
Weird String-Like Object Found on Mars, Probably Dropped by the Rover
Here’s the best evidence I’ve ever seen for water on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a tangled mess of…