SpaceX Has Requested Permission to Fly Starship as Early as March
According to recent filings with the FCC, SpaceX hopes to conduct their first test flight with the Starship Mk 3…
There Are Winds Blowing On Pluto, Driven by Frozen Nitrogen
Earth and Pluto don't have much in common. Earth is a vibrant, living world, whereas Pluto is cold, distant and…
Did Neutrinos Stop The Early Universe From Annihilating Itself?
We can create matter from energy in the lab. Particle accelerators do this all the time. When we do, half…
A Meteor Smashed Into Mars in 2005, Making this Crater
NASA has repeatedly imaged the Martian surface, and sometimes a feature appears that wasn't there in prior images. That's what…
Record-Setting Space Travelers Return to Earth
A trio of space travelers returned to Earth this morning from the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Christina Koch,…
Here Comes the Next Satellite Constellation. OneWeb Launches 34 Satellites on Thursday
SpaceX has been garnering all the headlines when it comes to satellite constellations. Their Starlink system will eventually have thousands…
Anti-Solar Cells Could Generate Electricity at Night
A new study proposes how thermoradiative technology could be used to make "anti-solar" cells that would work at night. Credit:…
This is What the World Would Look Like if the Oceans Dried Up
Don't worry. The oceans aren't going to dry up. At least not any time soon, so no need to add…
14% of all the Massive Stars in the Universe are Destined to Collide as Black Holes
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicted that black holes would form and eventually collide. It also predicted the creation of…
Neutrinos Have Been Detected With Such High Energy That The Standard Model Can’t Explain Them
Although neutrinos are mysterious particles, they are remarkably common. Billions of neutrinos pass through your body every second. But neutrinos…