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Astronomers pinpoint the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space (Image Credit: Phys.org) Northeastern University researchers have shown that our visible universe and invisible dark matter likely co-evolved from the time of the Big Bang. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Slowly repeating bursts of intense radio waves from space have puzzled astronomers […]
Trump may cancel NASA’s powerful SLS Moon rocket—what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: NASA/MSFC Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that Nasa’s giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat. The rocket […]
Proba-3: Flying two spacecraft is harder than one (Image Credit: Phys.org) Proba-3’s pair of spacecraft will be in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth, performing formation flying maneuvers as well as scientific studies of the solar corona through creating prolonged solar eclipses on demand. The Occulter spacecraft has solar panels on its […]
A new reconfigurable structure could be used to make space habitats (Image Credit: Phys.org) Depiction of the two use cases in the current study—habitat domes and variable focal length mirrors. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2411.15266 Even some fields that seem fully settled will occasionally have breakthrough ideas that have reverberated impacts on […]
New map of the universe uses gravitational waves to reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structure (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international study led by astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology has created the most detailed maps of […]
Evidence of primordial black holes may be hiding in planets, or even everyday objects here on Earth (Image Credit: Phys.org) An illustration of small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black holes would have a difficult time forming the accretion disks that make them visible here. Credit: NASA Imagine the formation […]
Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it ‘born hot’? (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from the fact it appears water oceans could never have existed on the surface of our neighboring […]
BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo) (Image Credit: Space.com) The BepiColombo Mercury probe flew close to our solar system’s innermost planet this week, capturing another haunting image as it zoomed by. On Sunday (Dec. 1), BepiColombo made its fifth of six flybys of Mercury. […]
Broken water pipe knocks out data processing for NASA sun-studying spacecraft (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists won’t be able to process much of the data gathered by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and IRIS spacecraft for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe. That pipe — a 4-inch-wide (10 centimeters) cooling water […]
Upcoming Proba-3 Mission Will Create Artificial Solar Eclipses to Study the Sun (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Every 18 months or so, the Moon perfectly aligns with our view of the Sun, obscuring the face of the star. Although it lasts for a few minutes, a total solar eclipse is the perfect opportunity for […]
