Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have discovered that mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts (FRBs) may be created when asteroids slam into ultradense extreme dead stars called neutron stars. Such a collision releases enough energy to supply humanity’s […]
The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever (Image Credit: Space.com) Researchers in Birmingham have created the first image of a photon, a lemon-shaped particle of light emitted from the surface of a nanoparticle. The theory that made this image possible, reported Nov. 14 in […]
Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th ‘imminent impactor’ of 2024 (Image Credit: Space.com) A tiny asteroid was detected on a collision course with Earth today (Dec. 3) and is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid measures around 27 inches (70 centimeters) wide and was detected […]
Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat? (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have suggested that tiny primordial black holes with the power to hollow out planets could be passing through everyday materials here on earth — rocks, glass, metal, and maybe even you or your cat. These minuscule black holes created during […]
Building blocks: How China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats (Image Credit: Space.com) Chinese scientists are developing the capability to build a moon base made of bricks formed from lunar soil. A recent video from China Central Television (CCTV) shows an animation of a robot working to construct […]
Busted Water Pipe Halts NASA’s Solar Observations at the Worst Possible Time (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been staring at the Sun for over a decade, collecting precious data about our host star and keeping an eye on its violent flareups. NASA’s close watch of the Sun is […]
Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine (Image Credit: Space.com) Energetic particles that pop briefly into existence when cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere could help assess hidden damage to buildings in Ukraine after the war ends. These particles — known as muons — are very strange. They are birthed […]
Could dark matter have been forged in a ‘Dark Big Bang?’ (Image Credit: Space.com) Our common understanding of the universe tells us that all matter and energy were created at the beginning of time during a period of rapid inflation called the Big Bang. However, in 2023, Katherine Freese, director of the […]
Venus’ past is mysterious. But scientists just revealed a big clue. (Image Credit: Mashable) Even robots die quickly on Venus. The most long-lived of the 10 Venusian landers, the Soviet Union’s Venera 13 probe, lasted two hours before succumbing to pizza oven-like temperatures of some 870 degrees Fahrenheit (465 degrees Celsius) and […]
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — X-Bow Systems has won $60 million in Navy contracts to modernize solid rocket production facilities as the Pentagon looks to upgrade its aging defense manufacturing infrastructure. The contracts will support improvements at the Naval Surface […]
