Physicists Have Created an Artificial Gamma Ray Burst in the Lab
For the first time, a team of researchers have managed to recreate gamma ray bursts (GRBs) in the lab, opening…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan 17, 2018: Dr. Bram Venemans and Distant Quasars
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
James Webb Wraps up 3 Months in the Freezer. It’s Ready for Space
The James Webb Space Telescope just emerged from 3 months of vacuum-chamber testing, another milestone on the road towards its…
Carnival of Space #544
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Asteroid Mining is Getting Closer to Reality. Planetary Resources Arkyd-6 Satellite Just Launched
With the deployment of the Arkyd-6 spacecraft, Planetary Resources just took a major step towards making asteroid mining a reality
China Has a Plan to Clean Up Space Junk with Lasers
A new study by a team of Chinese researchers considers whether a space-based laser station would be a good way…
Lava Tube Openings Found Near the Moon’s North Pole
A series of possibly "skylights" have been spotted in the Moon's norther polar region, offering possibilities for future exploration and…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 474: Predictions for 2018
Phew, 2018, time to press the reset button and enjoy a whole new year of space exploration and space science.…
Huge Sheets of Ice Found Hidden Just Beneath the Surface of Mars
A recent study based on data from multiple orbiters indicates that Mars has multiple sheets of subsurface ice, and they…
Astronomers Figure Out How Black Holes Can Blast Out Relativistic Jets of Material Across Light Years of Space
Thanks to a recent study by an international team of researchers, scientists now know why rapidly-spinning black holes blast out…