by rmil2k | Dec 27, 2023 | News
The gold that comprises the ring on your ring, the jewelry, and the uranium used as fuel in nuclear power plants is believed to come from the violent conditions created when two ultradense dead stars called neutron stars collide. This collision between neutron stars...
by rmil2k | Dec 26, 2023 | News
Back to Article List The observable universe can be measured — but there could be a lot more space out there than what we can observe. The massive galaxy cluster RXC J0142.9+4438 is seen in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA,...
by rmil2k | Dec 26, 2023 | News
Astronomy 2024 features the final total solar eclipse for the CONUS until 2044, and much more. It’s finally time. On April 8th, 2024, the umbral shadow of the Moon crosses the United States for the second time in less than seven years. It’s a big deal, for sure. But...
by rmil2k | Dec 26, 2023 | News
Last week, members of ESA’s astronaut class of 2022 embarked on their first overseas field trip. They visited NASA’s facilities at the Johnson Space Centre (JSC) in Houston, Texas, USA, to get familiar with the environment where they will spend a significant part of...
by rmil2k | Dec 26, 2023 | News
A Japanese spacecraft just took a huge step toward pulling off the nation’s first-ever moon landing.Japan’s robotic SLIM moon lander arrived in lunar orbit on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced. The...
