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This spot will be key to the inevitable collapse of a key Atlantic current (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have pinpointed the ocean engine with the biggest role in driving key Atlantic currents that regulate Earth’s climate, new research suggests. The Irminger Sea off southeastern Greenland is where warm waters that transport heat […]
How bacteria are inspiring the next generation of space-borne lasers (Image Credit: Space.com) Solar-powered lasers that run on the photosynthetic machinery of bacteria could one day provide a low mass, simple and sustainable means of providing power in space, replacing the usual heavy lenses and complex electronics that aren’t very cost-effective to […]
Dead stars within supernova explosions could solve the dark matter mystery in 10 seconds (Image Credit: Space.com) Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at the hearts of supernova explosions could solve the mystery of dark matter — in just 10 seconds. That is, if dark matter is composed of axions, which are […]
James Webb Space Telescope explores monster star supercluster Westerlund 1 (image) (Image Credit: Space.com) Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a deep drive into a highly intriguing and massive young stellar cluster in the Milky Way. It’s called Westerlund 1. Located around 12,000 light years from Earth, Westerlund 1 […]
Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA has confirmed that one of its greatest ever missions, Voyager 1, is back in business with communications restored following an incident in October that had led to the veteran spacefarer losing its voice. Now 47 years […]
‘Cataclysmic’ solar storm hit Earth around 2687 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal (Image Credit: Space.com) Earth is no stranger to solar storms. Just this year we’ve been bombarded with storms, some so powerful they’ve triggered jaw-dropping auroras deep into mid-latitudes. Modern technology ensures that very little goes unnoticed. A fleet of […]
Space Force awards Raytheon $196.7 million for additional work on GPS ground control system (Image Credit: Space News) Join our newsletter to get the latest military space newsevery Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Raytheon a $196.7 million contract extension for the Global Positioning […]
‘Impossible’ black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may finally have an explanation (Image Credit: Space.com) Astronomers have long been puzzled by supermassive black holes that seem to have fully formed in the earliest epochs of the universe. Now, a new paper suggests that these monster black holes may have […]
Watch a mesmerizing simulation of the sun’s behavior from NASA (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) Even today, our best scientists wrestle to understand the sun’s complex behavior — yet it’s incredibly valuable to decipher the patterns that drive our star’s activity. Those patterns can have a profound impact on our world. Earth’s weather […]
The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests (Image Credit: Space.com) An advanced alien civilization may want to cruise around the galaxy, and the best way to do that is by steering their binary star system, a researcher proposes in a new paper. Long-lived civilizations […]
