Astronomy
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…
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…
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…
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…
Only 31 Magnetars Have Ever Been Discovered. This one is Extra Strange. It’s Also a Pulsar
Some of the most stunningly powerful objects in the sky aren’t necessarily the prettiest to look at. But their secrets…
Astronomers Confirm That Darksat is About Half as Bright as an Unpainted Starlink
Space-based internet service is poised to revolutionize the internet and bring high-speed connectivity to countless communities worldwide. Programs like SpaceX’s…
This is a Simulation of the Interstellar Medium Flowing Like Smoke Throughout the Milky Way
How do stars form? We know they form from massive structures called molecular clouds, which themselves form from the Interstellar…
The Solar Wind is More Attracted to the Earth’s North Pole Than the South. Why?
Likely the most well-known result of the Earth’s magnetic field are the Aurora Borealis and Australis (Northern and Southern Lights). …
The Magnetic Fields Swirling Within the Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier objects are some of the most imaged objects in the universe. In part that’s because many of them are…