Researchers have synthesized five new isotopes that could help bring the stars down to Earth — and coax scientists a step closer to understanding how collisions between ultra-dense, dead stars could create heavy elements like gold and silver. The isotopes are...

Two of the three objects this week — open cluster M50 and the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237–9/46) — lie within the confines of the constellation Monoceros the Unicorn. Credit: Roen Kelly The Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer is an excellent target for naked-eye and...

Astronomers say there’s a wave rippling through our galactic neighborhood that’s playing a part in the birth and death of stars — and perhaps in Earth’s history as well. The cosmic ripple, known as the Radcliffe Wave, was identified in astronomical data four...

Space Safety 19/02/2024 5854 views 33 likes What happened? ESA’s European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) was recently spotted tumbling as it descends through the atmosphere. These images were captured by cameras on board other satellites by Australian...

2024 looks like a great year for science fiction.Adding to the geeky thrills this year is "3 Body Problem," an 8-episode, prestige-level adaptation for the debut book of the "Remembrance of Earth's Past" novel series, a New York Times bestselling sci-fi trilogy...

Back to Article List Traveling through black holes ain’t like dusting crops, kid. If spaghettification doesn’t kill you, the singularity probably will. A stellar-mass black hole may seem unassuming, but it will rip you to shreds much faster than a supermassive...

Japan successfully tested its new flagship H3 rocket after an earlier version failed last year. The rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Saturday, February 17, reaching an orbital altitude of about 670 kilometers (420 miles). It deployed a set...

Enabling & Support 19/02/2024 1122 views 17 likes In brief ESA signed a first Boost! contract with PLD Space supporting the development of the company’s Miura 5 launch service. Spain’s PLD Space launched the Miura 1 suborbital mission from southern Spain...

A new analysis of how galaxy clusters evolved over the 13.8-billion-year history of the cosmos could help solve a long-standing tension surrounding the 'lumpiness' of our universe's matter content. Down the line, it may also help scientists solve a host of...

These three panels show Active Region 13055 on the Sun on July 11, 2022. The same region appears in visible light (left), as a magnetic field measurement (middle), and in extreme ultraviolet light (right). Credit: Lisa Upton, Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA,...