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Those Impossibly Massive Early Galaxies Might Just Be Surprisingly BrightThose Impossibly Massive Early Galaxies Might Just Be Surprisingly Bright

Those Impossibly Massive Early Galaxies Might Just Be Surprisingly Bright

A new series of simulations from Northwestern shows that those impossibly large galaxies were actually just very, very bright!

1 year ago
Spacecraft Could be Equipped With Tiny Thrusters That Use Water for PropellantSpacecraft Could be Equipped With Tiny Thrusters That Use Water for Propellant

Spacecraft Could be Equipped With Tiny Thrusters That Use Water for Propellant

Engineers working with the European Space Agency have developed a new thruster design smaller than the tip of your finger.…

1 year ago
A Last-Minute Addition to the Solar Orbiter Allows it to See More Deeply into the Sun’s AtmosphereA Last-Minute Addition to the Solar Orbiter Allows it to See More Deeply into the Sun’s Atmosphere

A Last-Minute Addition to the Solar Orbiter Allows it to See More Deeply into the Sun’s Atmosphere

Spacecraft instruments are highly specialized and can take years to design, build, and test. But a last-minute hack to one…

1 year ago
Crew-7 Reaches the International Space StationCrew-7 Reaches the International Space Station

Crew-7 Reaches the International Space Station

SpaceX Crew-7, the next group of four astronauts, are now on board the International Space Station, and this diverse crew…

1 year ago
The Most Compelling Places to Search for Life Will Look Like “Anomalies”The Most Compelling Places to Search for Life Will Look Like “Anomalies”

The Most Compelling Places to Search for Life Will Look Like “Anomalies”

A new study considers how future astrobiology studies could search for life "as we don't know it" on exoplanets.

1 year ago
Want to Find UFOs? That's a Job for Machine LearningWant to Find UFOs? That's a Job for Machine Learning

Want to Find UFOs? That's a Job for Machine Learning

A new study shows how hyperspectral imaging and AI could help in the study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).

1 year ago
A Massive Solar Storm was Detected on Earth, Mars, and the MoonA Massive Solar Storm was Detected on Earth, Mars, and the Moon

A Massive Solar Storm was Detected on Earth, Mars, and the Moon

The coronal mass ejection on October 28th, 2021, was measured by missions on Earth, the Moon, and Mars for the…

1 year ago
The PLATO Mission Could be the Most Successful Planet Hunter EverThe PLATO Mission Could be the Most Successful Planet Hunter Ever

The PLATO Mission Could be the Most Successful Planet Hunter Ever

A new study estimates how many exoplanets the ESA's PLATO mission will discover during its four-year run, with encouraging results!

1 year ago
Does Beaming Power in Space Make Sense at the Moon?Does Beaming Power in Space Make Sense at the Moon?

Does Beaming Power in Space Make Sense at the Moon?

The ESA is conducting a study to assess the potential for building space based solar power satellites... on the Moon!

2 years ago
The Final Flight of Ariane 5 Means That Europe is Out of RocketsThe Final Flight of Ariane 5 Means That Europe is Out of Rockets

The Final Flight of Ariane 5 Means That Europe is Out of Rockets

The ESA's Ariane 5 rocket just conducted its last launch to space.

2 years ago