Galaxies in Dense Environments Get Larger
Galaxies are some of the largest clearly defined structures in space. There are trillions of them, and many are clustered…
Specialized Materials Could Passively Control the Internal Temperature of Space Habitats
Areas of space have wildly different temperatures depending on whether they are directly in sunlight or not. For example, temperatures…
Webb Relieves the Hubble Tension
Sometimes, when scientists measure things differently, they get different results. Whenever that happens with something as crucial to humanity's long-term…
Project Helianthus – a Solar Sail Driven Geomagnetic Storm Tracker
Solar storms captured the imagination of much of the American public earlier this year when auroras were visible well south…
Ocean Salinity Affects Earth’s Climate. How About on Exoplanets?
There's a link between Earth's ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect on the climate of…
See JUICE Next Week During Its Earth-Moon Flyby
Well-placed observers have a rare opportunity to see an interplanetary spacecraft early next week.
New Study Shows Mars Could be Terraformed Using Resources that are Already There
The idea of terraforming Mars, making its atmosphere and environment more Earth-like for human settlement, goes back decades. During that…
Researchers Developed a Test Bed For Separating Valuable Material on the Moon
Many times, it's better to flesh out technologies fully on Earth's surface before they're used in space. That is doubly…
What Time is it on the Moon? Lunar GPS Needs to Know
GPS is ubiquitous on Earth. It guides everything from precision surveying to aircraft navigation. To realize our vision of lunar…
Primordial Black Holes Could Kick Out Stars and Replace Them.
Primordial black holes formed during the earliest stages of the evolution of the universe. Their immense gravity may be playing…