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Are there different types of black holes? New method puts Einstein to the test (Image Credit: Phys.org) At the current resolution of telescopes, black holes predicted by different theories of gravity still look very similar. Future telescopes will make the differences more visible, making it possible to distinguish Einstein’s black holes from […]
Solar Orbiter provides first glimpse of the sun’s polar magnetic field in motion (Image Credit: Phys.org) The magnetic network on the solar surface leaves imprints in the chromosphere above. In images of this region taken by Solar Orbiter’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI), these imprints appear as bright spots. This processed EUI image […]
SpaceX prepares Starship for 11th flight test on the 13th using a new engine configuration (Image Credit: Sat News) The eleventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, October 13. The launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will […]
Many mini-Neptunes once thought to be lava worlds may actually have solid surfaces (Image Credit: Phys.org) A new study finds that many “mini-Neptunes”—perhaps the most common planets in the galaxy—are under so much pressure from their heavy atmospheres that the surface is likely compressed solid. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) As telescopes have […]
Should we build an optical interferometer on the moon? (Image Credit: Phys.org) This image from the report shows permanently shadowed regions on the lunar South Pole. These regions could be desirable locations for an optical interferometer, though they present their own problems. Image Credit: W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) […]
SpaceX set to launch SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C on Wednesday from California (Image Credit: Sat News) SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 15 at 4:03 p.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 data transport mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 […]
Universe’s expansion ‘is now slowing, not speeding up’: Evidence mounts that dark energy weakens over time (Image Credit: Phys.org) DESI is a state-of-the-art instrument which maps distant objects to study dark energy. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab The universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate […]
UNIVITY + Telespazio France take a new step toward universal connectivity (Image Credit: Sat News) At a time when terrestrial and space connectivity are converging, UNIVITY, an operator of space-based connectivity services, and Telespazio France, a European leader in satellite operations and services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Their objective […]
SpaceX, ULA line up double launch night that would tie Space Coast record (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While SpaceX has managed the lion’s share of launches this year, it’s set to be a team effort with United Launch Alliance as the two companies have lined up a pair of […]
10,000th Starlink satellite launched (Image Credit: Sat News) SpaceX launched its 10,000th Starlink satellite on October 19th at 17.39 UTC. Some observers said there had been a malfunction but SpaceX later confirmed all the satellites had been deployed and the valuable booster stage of the rocket successfully landed on its floating drone […]
