Voyager 1 has resumed returning science data. In an amazing recovery, the mission’s science team has succeeded in reviving two of the iconic spacecraft’s four science instruments for the first time since a computer issue arose with Voyager 1 in November 2023. The team expects to be able to recalibrate the remaining two instruments...
The first generation of stars transformed the universe. Inside their cores, simple hydrogen and helium fused into a rainbow of elements. When these stars died, they exploded and sent these new elements across the...
For centuries, humanity has gazed upon the night sky with wonder and curiosity. The stars have guided our journeys, inspired our art, and fueled our scientific discoveries. However, the pristine beauty and clarity of...
I call it the Parker Dyson Spudis Continuum. All of them died recently. Eugene Parker determined that a 5 meter layer of water is required to shield space travelers from cosmic radiation. Freeman Dyson...
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...
If you were to list the imperfections of the standard model –
physicists’ remarkably successful description of matter and its
interactions – pretty high...
Satellite, 'poopaganda', missiles: What's North Korea up to?
by AFP Staff Writers
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2024
A failed satellite launch, floating hundreds of trash-filled balloons...
Astronomers have charted the largest-ever volume of the universe with a new map of active supermassive black holes living at the centers of galaxies....
Spacecraft and space capsules are some of the most complex and carefully engineered machines ever built by humankind. Comprised of millions of individual...
Researchers found that the Mediterranean diet reduces all-cause mortality by 23% among U.S. women, likely due to beneficial changes in metabolism and inflammation markers,...