There are Seven Rocky Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System and They’re Surprisingly Similar
The TRAPPIST-1 system has long be studied by exoplanet hunters due to its unique quantity of planets that happen to…
Lightweight Iodine Thruster Could Help Solve Space Junk Problem
Rocket fuel is one of the most important components of any maneuverable spacecraft. That is also true for ion thrusters…
An Active Galaxy That Erupts Predictably Every 114 Days Or So
Computers are known for their ability to spot patterns. It’s what they are good at, and over the last 50+…
A New Idea to Harness Energy From Black Holes
A new study by an international team shows how the physics of a black hole's event horizon could allow us…
Starships Will be Launching From These Oil Drilling Platforms Bought by SpaceX
SpaceX has just acquired two former oil drilling rigs off the coast of Texas, which it is converting into launch…
3-D Printing on the Moon. From Regolith to Paste to Useful Objects and Structures
In the academic literature, review papers are widespread, and can help ground discussion on a specific topic by bringing new…
Massive Binary Stars Huddle Up Surprisingly Quickly
Dancing is a favorite pastime of many couples. Swinging around a dance floor, using the laws of physics to twirl…
The Largest Sea On Titan Could Be Over 300 Meters Deep
The Earth’s oceans are notoriously unexplored, and stand as a monument to the difficult of exploring underwater. But they aren’t…
You Can Actually See the Milky Way’s Wave When You Map Its Stars
Spiral galaxies are one of the most commonly known types of galaxy. Most people think of them as large round…
In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive
A new study proposes that the upper mass limit for black holes could be a million times larger than we…