[ad_1] Roscosmos is recruiting and training militia members for Russia's ongoing invasion and occupation of Ukraine, according to a Financial Times report. The campaign by Russia's main space corporation aims to create the "Uran" battalion, which takes its name from...

[ad_1] Back to Article List Astronomers have just found a second example of a white dwarf acting as a pulsar, following the first discovery in 2016. A white dwarf pulsar beams radiation from its poles, which interacts with a companion star to cause a brightening...

[ad_1] Hot Jupiters are large gas planets that orbit their star closely. Unlike our Jupiter, which radiates more heat than it gets from the Sun, hot Jupiters get more heat from their star than from their interior. As a result, they can have a surface temperature of...

[ad_1] A trio of ESA engineers took to the roof of the Agency’s technical heart to link up with a satellite the size of a shoebox as it sped overhead.The team deployed a portable, self-made ground station to acquire W-band microwave signals from ESA’s W-Cube mission,...

[ad_1] A mountain of discarded clothes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile has reached such huge proportions that it can be seen from space.Last month, the satellite imagery app SkyFi revealed views from orbit of the pile of clothes that is created as a result of...

[ad_1] Back to Article List The first-of-its-kind observation is a stark preview of Earth’s fate. For the first time, astronomers have spotted an aging star in the act of swallowing one of its planets, as shown in this artist's depiction. Credit: International Gemini...

[ad_1] The war in Ukraine has taken a terrible toll, and the damage extends far from the shifting battle lines. In addition to the many soldiers and civilians who’ve died, over 2.5 million children have been displaced within the country. The war has also exacerbated...

[ad_1] Watch the replay of the press briefing on space transportation from Paris Air Show 2023. Speakers will share the current status of the Ariane 6 programme, and the next key milestones towards the inaugural flight.Access all the videos from Paris Air Show 2023....

[ad_1] Behold the power of the sun!Our star unleashed an X-flare — the strongest type of solar radiation outburst — at 1:09 p.m. EDT (1709 GMT) on Tuesday (June 20).Footage of the flare was caught by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which keeps a constant watch on...

[ad_1] Back to Article List A worldwide event to name extrasolar planets and their stars has wrapped up. Here are the winning selections. An artist's impression of a Neptune-like exoplanet. Credit: NASA Stars and their planets are typically named with numbers and...