by rmil2k | May 3, 2024 | News
A beautiful nebula in the southern hemisphere with a binary star at it’s center seems to break our standard models of stellar evolution. But new data from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) suggests that there may once have been three stars, and that one was...
by rmil2k | May 3, 2024 | News
Last week, Ariane 6’s central core – the main body of the rocket – was stood tall at the launch zone and connected to its two solid-fuel boosters. This exciting moment means only one thing: it’s the start of the first launch campaign.The main stage and upper stage...
by rmil2k | May 2, 2024 | News
China is set to launch its next robotic moon mission on Friday (May 3), and you can watch the action live.A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e 6 lunar far side sample return mission is scheduled to launch between 5:17 a.m. EDT (0917 GMT) and 6:18 a.m. EDT...
by rmil2k | May 2, 2024 | News
A dormant black hole, such as the one in this artist’s rendition, is not pulling material off its nearby companion star. It has no bright accretion disk, forcing astronomers to find other ways to detect these dark objects. Credit: International Gemini...
by rmil2k | May 2, 2024 | News
The Search for Life in our Solar System leads seekers to strange places. From our Earthbound viewpoint, an ice-covered moon orbiting a gas giant far from the Sun can seem like a strange place to search for life. But underneath all that ice sits a vast ocean. Despite...
