MIT researchers, including several undergraduate students, have discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they happen to live in our own galactic neighborhood.
The team spotted the stars in the Milky Way's "halo" -- the cloud of stars that envelopes the entire main galactic disk. Based on the team's analysis, the three...
The possibility of a massive asteroid striking Earth and causing catastrophic damage has long captured the public imagination. While the chances of such an event happening in our lifetimes are extremely low, it is...
The most common argument against a publicly funded space program is that we can’t afford it, given the government’s many other priorities. The most common answer is that space makes an excellent...
A group of researchers at the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia have discovered a potential "cosmic glitch" in the universe's gravity, explaining its strange behaviour on a cosmic scale.
For the...
Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space Weather.
Researchers investigating the space...
TAMPA, Fla. — Planet’s first hyperspectral satellite is ready for launch to help push the Earth observation operator to profitability by early next year.
Tanager-1...
NASA's Mars Sample Return program has hit several snags in recent months after being told its current $11 billion plan is too expensive.The existing...
As a result of the bionic design of the neural network-like aerogel-based composite PCMs, both microwave absorption and thermal management are increased, and in...
Nagoya University Develops Advanced Heat-Switch for Lunar Rovers
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 07, 2024
Astronauts driving vehicles on the Moon face extreme temperature fluctuations,...