Space
Here's What's So Worrying About Elon Musk's Latest Moon Plans
Things are going to get awfully busy for Elon Musk in 2023. That’s the year that Japanese entrepreneur and paying passenger Yusaku Maezawa will set …
Falcon HeavyNASA's Curiosity Rover Is Suffering From a Computer Glitch
NASA scientists noticed Curiosity wasn't sending back most of its data. Fortunately, it seems to be a problem that's fixable.<p>NASA hasn’t had a lot of luck lately with its Mars rovers. For the past few months, a global dust storm has threatened the agency’s Opportunity rover, and now the Curiosity …
Mars RoverNASA's mission to 'touch the sun' beams back first images
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is a little over a month into its seven-year mission to high-five the sun and it's already producing the goods.<p>Much like NASA's TESS telescope, the Parker Solar Probe recently beamed back "first light" data -- the first images from its suite of four instruments set to …
Parker Solar ProbeAmazing footage shows a net being shot through outer space to clean up dangerous space debris
Researchers from Airbus and the University of Surrey in England have captured a small satellite in space using a net fired from another spacecraft.<p>Here's the actual footage of the moment:<p>That makes "Space Debris Catcher" sound like one of the coolest jobs going in the future.<p>But it's one possible …
Space DebrisAstronauts Going to Mars Will Absorb Crazy Amounts of Radiation. Now We Know How Much.
There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.<p>New data from one of the …
European Space AgencyHome Ministry Signs Pact with ISRO to Set up Emergency Response Control Room
In a statement, the ministry said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will render its technical expertise for the proposed ICR-ER whereas the …
ISROSpace Junk Net Successfully Completes Capture Test
In a first, a net was able to track down its target in space.<p>A British satellite has just successfully proven that it can capture space junk using a system both innovative and old-school: nets.<p>RemoveDEBRIS, based out of the University of Surrey and funded by a variety of partners including the …
European Space AgencyWe Know Almost Nothing About Proxima b, The Closest Exoplanet To Earth
Every star that fills the night sky carries along with it one of the greatest hopes and fears that humanity has ever wondered about: the possibility that we aren’t alone in the Universe. A generation ago, each star was considered a luminous point of hope, but we had no idea whether planets were …
Planetary HabitabilityTossed net captures space junk in orbit-cleanup experiment
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tossed net has managed to capture space junk in a demonstration of ways to clean up orbit. In the British-led …
Space StationJust Four Dimensions in the Universe, if You Believe Gravitational Waves
Many physics theories predict more dimensions beyond the four that we know and love (three dimensions of space, one of time). Having those extra …
Neutron StarsWhy You Wouldn't Want to Enter a Wormhole
Whether you're a fan of "Star Trek,", "Doctor Who" or the Marvel universe, all of these franchises have at least one thing in common —– they use …
WormholesThe Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in Physics
A singularity occurs when some property of a "thing" is infinite, and so the laws of physics as we know them break down. At the center of black holes …
Albert EinsteinMatter falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
Astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the center of the billion-light …
European Space AgencyGaia detects a shake in the Milky Way
A team led by researchers from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB, UB-IEEC) and the University of Groningen has …
European Space AgencyScientists discovered dozens of ice volcanoes on Ceres
It sounds like something George R. R. Martin might cook up in the next Game of Thrones book: Ice Volcanoes.<p>New research suggests the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest celestial body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is home to dozens of volcanoes that spew water ice and gases known as …
The FutureJeff Bezos heats up rich-guy space race against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
When it comes to private space flight, Tesla boss Elon Musk and SpaceX get most of the public’s attention. A good reason for that might be Musk’s …
Jeff BezosSpaceX Will Livestream Moon Tourist Flight in HD Virtual Reality, Elon Musk Says
Only a lucky handful of artists and a Japanese billionaire will take a trip on a rocketship to the moonwith SpaceX. But the moonshot won't just be …
Moon MissionsWill Elevators to Outer Space Ever Get Off the Ground?
Gradually you accelerate upward, reaching a cruising speed of several hundred miles per hour. Your elevator car moves up a cable 100 million times as long as it is wide—connected on one end to a platform in the ocean and, on the other end, to a counterweight, a heavy mass orbiting high above the …
Virgin GalacticJapan's Space Agency Is About to Land Bouncing Rovers on an Asteroid
The rovers are a redemption story for a plan that went awry a decade ago.<p>This week the Japanese space agency’s asteroid-exploring spacecraft, Hayabusa2, will deploy a pair of rovers to explore the surface of an asteroid. It’s a mission of redemption as much as it is science, because the last time …
AerospaceHulu: Ads As Wretched As Plot Of 'The First'
It seems Hulu has become the lost child of OTT, with three parents all trying to figure out who will get custody if and when the divorce is final. …
Media IndustryLaunch Slips One Day as Station Boosts Orbit and Life Science Continues – Space Station
The launch of a Japanese resupply ship to the International Space Station was postponed till Saturday. Meanwhile, the Expedition 56 crew moved on …
Space StationESA’s Gaia finds the Milky Way is still recovering from near collision
Gaia is a star mapping mission that the ESA is conducting, and it recently discovered something very interesting. Gaia has found that the Milky Way …
Audio MixingNissan's rugged truck/trailer concept tows high-powered telescope in search of dark skies
Earlier this week, Nissan teased a Navara pickup concept with trailer in tow. The heavily cropped image led us to believe that Nissan Europe was …
Off-roadingA bracelet 20,000 years in the making
<b>NEWS</b> – Well, at least the image was 20,000 years ago… The Celestial Fireworks LED Bracelet is adorned with a Hubble Telescope image of the Westerlund …
Rechargeable BatteriesCuriosity Mars rover experiencing memory problem
A picture from Curiosity’s Mast Camera on Sol 2171 shows a drill hole only 0.16 inches (4 millimeters) deep, which is much less than was anticipated. …
Mars RoverA pair of tiny hopping rovers are about to land on an asteroid
Spacecraft incoming! Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is getting ready to release its first rovers on to the asteroid Ryugu. This kicks off a year-long …
AsteroidsMars trips may involve less radiation exposure than previously thought
Astronauts might 'just' face 60 percent of their career radiation dose.<p>There's no question that the first human mission to Mars will be extremely dangerous. Some studies have suggested that the radiation levels would exceed the maximum <i>career</i> dose for a given astronaut, greatly increasing the risk …
MagnetismHouston media members fondly recall acclaimed reporter Dave Barrett
Image 1 of / 1<p>Caption<p>Close<p>Longtime Houston media representatives remember CBS Radio News anchor Dave Barrett, a University of Houston alumnus who …
BarrettDream Chaser Space Plane Set to Land as Matchbox Sky Busters Toy
A commercial space plane designed to carry astronauts and cargo into Earth orbit will soon touch down in stores as a popular toy.<p>Sierra Nevada …
Dollar GeneralNarrowing Down the Mass of the Milky Way
These include the intricacies of galaxy formation, discrepancies with the current Lambda Cold Dark Matter (Lambda CDM) model, alternative theories on …
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