Quick flashes of light in the night sky have been linked to the growing mass of satellites and debris zipping around Earth's orbit.
The orbital flashes, often mistaken for stars, occur 1,000 times an hour, according to new research led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that may improve the accuracy of...
Rocket launches are one of the most popular and most frequently reported about space news pieces. But, we rarely hear about all of the science work actually going on in space. So, lets take...
January 31, 2023• Physics 16, s12Using cross-correlation measurements and an updated cosmic-microwave-background lensing map, researchers determine cosmological parameters with greater precision.
Y. Omori et al. (DES and SPT Collaborations)
Y. Omori et al....
The commercial space industry has seen growth in recent years, with an increasing number of rocket launches and satellites being sent into orbit. This growth has led to the development of new spaceports...
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...
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A triple-star system with a misaligned and warped circumstellar disk shaped by disk tearing
Stefan Kraus, Alexander Kreplin, Alison K. Young, Matthew R. Bate, John...
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Vera Rubin’s research forced cosmologists to radically reimagine the cosmos.
In the 1960s and ’70s, Rubin’s...
Last September, the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, discovered JWST-ER1g, a massive ancient galaxy that formed when the universe was just a quarter...
A recent study from Mass General Cancer Center reveals that statins might block a pathway involved in cancer development due to chronic inflammation, showing...
Messier 41 open cluster. Credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA. License: CC BY 4.0.Embark on an enthralling journey through the cosmos with our comprehensive...
Updated 5:45 p.m. Eastern after announcement of the additional launch delay.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A last-minute problem scrubbed the Atlas 5 launch of...
In its three years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has made remarkable strides in exploring the planet’s surface, uncovering evidence of its water history...
A fireball falling over ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array). Credit: ESO/C. Malin. License: CC BY 4.0.Meteors are small fragments of rock and debris that...