Astronomy

Alien Artifacts Could Be Hidden Across the Solar System. Here’s how we Could Search for Them.

Do aliens exist? Almost certainly. The universe is vast and ancient, and our corner of it is not particularly special.…

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Want to Stay Healthy in Space? Then you Want Artificial Gravity

A new study involving fruit flies aboard the ISS demonstrates the importance of artificial gravity for missions to deep-space.

2 years ago

It’s Thought to Rain Diamonds on Uranus and Neptune, and now Scientists Duplicated it in the lab

The ice giant planets of Neptune and Uranus might have just the right conditions to rain diamonds. Unfortunately we can't…

2 years ago

Astronomers Create the First 3D Model of a Planet Orbiting in a Binary System

Using the astrometry technique, an international team of astronomers has created the first 3D architecture of a binary star system…

2 years ago

BlueWalker-3 Satellite Launches This Weekend, May Be Bright

A new satellite launching this weekend could be conspicuously bright once it’s unfurled in orbit.

2 years ago

We Still Have no Idea if it's Safe to be Pregnant in Space

Can humans reproduce in space? The short answer is that we don’t know. The long answer is maybe, but there…

2 years ago

There’s Still Hope for SLS to Launch in September

After two scrubs for Artemis I, there was serious concerns there will be no further launch attempts at least until…

2 years ago

Star Formation in the Center of the Milky Way Started at the Core and Then Worked its way out

Based on a new survey of the Milky Way's center, a team of researchers has concluded that star formation began…

2 years ago

A New Map Shows how Solar Winds Rain Down Everywhere on Mars

In a joint effort between NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft and the United Arab Emirates’ Emirates Mars mission (EMM), scientists have observed…

2 years ago

Pulsars are Blasting out Cosmic Rays With a Million Billion Electronvolts

A new study has confirmed that the most powerful cosmic rays in the Universe are the resulted of shock waves…

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