[ad_1] Dark energy, the mysterious force apparently driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, is spread evenly through space and time, new results suggest.The findings also better constrain how much of the universe's energy and matter content dark energy...

[ad_1] One of the things astronomers would love to see is planets forming around other stars. That would help us understand our own Solar System better. But it all happens behind a veil of obscuring dust. The James Webb Space Telescope has the power to see through the...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 09/05/2023 3502 views 72 likes Mars has some of the most impressive volcanoes in the Solar System. ESA’s Mars Express has now imaged the pitted, fissured flank of the planet’s second-tallest: Ascraeus Mons. This image comprises...

[ad_1] A 200,000-light-year-long chain of stars originally thought to be trailing a runaway black hole may actually be a galaxy in disguise.Astronomers announced the inferred existence of the rogue black hole, with a mass equivalent to 20 million suns, earlier this...

[ad_1] Artist's illustration of a SpaceX Dragon capsule approaching Vast Space's planned Haven-1 orbiting outpost. (Image credit: Vast Space LLC)The first-ever private space station could launch to Earth orbit a little over two years from now.California-based startup...

[ad_1] In space, cataclysmic events happen to stars all the time. Some explode as supernovae, some get torn apart by black holes, and some suffer other fates. But when it comes to planets, stars turn the tables. Then it’s the stars who get to inflict destruction....

[ad_1] Applications 08/05/2023 1004 views 34 likes Millions of supporters avidly follow football clubs across Europe, from Manchester United to Bayern Munich. Now ESA is partnering with UEFA to use space to help ensure the safety of football fans and the...

[ad_1] Scientists will send stem cells to space in early May to investigate the effect of weak gravity or "microgravity" in space on stem cells. The induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a type of stem cell that can develop into the three primary groups of cells...

[ad_1] In a recent study submitted to the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, a pair of researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) examine the likelihood of...

[ad_1] Applications 08/05/2023 3536 views 87 likes ESA’s wind mission, Aeolus, will soon be lowered in orbit leading to its fiery reentry and burn-up through Earth’s atmosphere. ESA’s efforts to ensure a safe return go well beyond international standards and place the...