The thing is, there is really only one problem in regard to storing cryogens in space and cislunar infrastructure, and that is high thrust burns for Lunar Cyclers. It may be problematic keeping them...
Crowds of excited space enthusiasts descended on Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) on Tuesday evening for the International Space University's annual Gerald D. Soffen Memorial Lecture. This year's lecture was given by former NASA...
Someday, perhaps 30 years from now, companies will be grabbing asteroids and exploiting them for mineral extraction. Asteroids contain the same valuable minerals, from gold to platinum, from cobalt to indium, that...
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...
Asteroseismology, the study of stellar oscillations, has emerged as a powerful tool for probing the internal structure and evolution of stars. Just as...
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29/05/2024
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As ESA’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defence goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target...
University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star...
Grab your eclipse swag. T-shirts, posters, mugs, and more! You can start shopping and bidding on all your eclipse-related gear needs, plus some stellar...
Artistic conception of gravitational waves. Public Domain Image, source: R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL. Yes, gravity can forms waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in
spacetime that travel through...
HH-34, a young Herbig-Haro object near the Orion Nebula. Credit: ESO. License: CC BY 4.0.In the cosmic theater of starbirth, a celestial spectacle unfolds...
An audacious public space program can bring incalculable benefits—along with some benefits that are not only calculable but fully proven. NASA’s work...