Space and astronomy news
It’s already been one year of operations for James Webb. We accumulated all the major scientific results, all the amazing images and spectra, all the important discoveries and controversies. Enjoy the ultimate recap of JWST’s first year.
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JUICE is having problems extending its radar antenna. Astronomers watch a star eat its planet. A design for a space station with artificial gravity.
Continue reading “JUICE in Trouble, Sun-Like Star Devours a Planet, Space Station with Artificial Gravity”
JUICE launches to Jupiter and its moons. A new JWST image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Machine learning cleans up the Universe, and improves images of a black hole’s event horizon. Terran 1 is dead, long live Terran R.
Continue reading “JUICE Launched to Jupiter, AI Helping Astronomy, Terran-1 Is No More”
We finally got JWST data about TRAPPIST-1. An Earth-sized rogue planet was found. More information about China’s plans for the Moon.
Continue reading “JWST Reveals Trappist-1 Data, Earth-Sized Rogue Planet, Vulcan Delay”
Venus has active volcanoes, we get a glimpse of NASA’s new lunar exploration suits, and scientists build a completely flat telescope lens.
Continue reading “Venus Breakthrough, $1B to Deorbit The ISS, Moon Spacesuits”
The official verdict on Artemis 1. Canadian kids discovered something NASA didn’t know. Was there a Dark Big Bang? The next bright comet for 2024.
Continue reading “China’s Giant Rocket, Dark Big Bang, Next Bright Comet”
Perseverance has been on Mars for two years. Are black holes the source of dark energy? Universe-breaking galaxies found. And an early warning system for asteroids.
Continue reading “Universe-Breaking Galaxies, Source of Dark Energy, Mars Anniversary”
Blue Origin wants to build solar panels on the Moon, out of the Moon, SpaceX sold its floating landing pads, and another asteroid hits Earth exactly where and when astronomers predicted.
Continue reading “Meteor Explodes Over English Channel, Moon Breakthrough, Dark Matter Galaxy”
SpaceX tests all 33 engines on Super Heavy. The worst-case scenario for space debris actually happened. A kilonova is coming. A new map of all the matter and dark matter in the Universe.
Continue reading “AI’s Costly JWST Mistake, 33-Engine Super Heavy Test, Problems in Orbit”
Webb is fully operational again, Rolls-Royce is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and the space debris worst-case scenario almost happened.
Continue reading “Rolls-Royce Space Reactor, Close Call in Orbit, Webb’s Back”