Unveiling a century-old mystery: Where do the Milky Way's cosmic rays come from?
Astronomers have succeeded for the first time in quantifying the proton and electron components of cosmic rays in a supernova remnant.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 25, 2021
Hubble Captures a Stunning 'Einstein Ring' Magnifying The Depths of The Universe
Gravity is the weird, mysterious glue that binds the Universe together, but that's not the limit of its charms.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 24, 2021
100 TRILLION objects like Borisov are visitors to our solar system from interstellar space
Scientists think there may be 100 trillion Borisov-like interstellar comets, meteors, asteroids and other debris in the Oort cloud
Joshua Shavit
Aug 23, 2021
Researchers solve 20-year-old paradox in solar physics
Researchers found the solution to an intriguing paradox, opening up a new window for exploring the elusive magnetic fields of stars
Joseph Shavit
Aug 17, 2021
Giant gravitational wave detectors could peer back to see a universe before stars
Just 5 years ago, physicists opened a new window on the universe when they first detected gravitational waves, ripples in space itself
Joseph Shavit
Aug 17, 2021
NASA Tests 3D Moon Dust Printer on the ISS in preparation for Mars mission
Designed to build landing pads, roads, and even homes, it could help humans become an interplanetary species.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
NASA facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong
A NASA research facility in Ohio has been renamed after astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
NASA and UM program protects the Earth from space storms
The last major space weather event struck the Earth in 1859. Smaller, but still significant, space weather events occur regularly.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals
Among our solar system’s many moons, Saturn’s Titan stands out – it’s the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
NASA wants you to spend a year pretending to live on Mars
The space agency is embarking on a ‘one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world’
Joshua Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
First-time hi-res topography of asteroid Psyche taken using thermal imaging
The study's Psyche findings are a step toward resolving the mystery of the origin of this unusual object
Joshua Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
Scientists uncover what lies beneath the far side of the moon
A new technique for processing lunar radar data has allowed scientists to see what lies beneath the surface of the moon in detail.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
There are 10,000 Quintillion reasons for NASA to travel to asteroid 16 Psyche
NASA is planning a mission up to an asteroid that is hurtling around in our solar system, and it could be a seriously lucrative mission.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
Unparalleled bounty of oscillating red giant stars detected
The researchers detected the stars, whose rhythms arise from internal sound waves and provide the opening chords of a symphonic exploration
Joseph Shavit
Aug 7, 2021
For the first time ever, astronomers capture images of the beginning of a supernova
In a world-first, astronomers have captured the first moments of a supernova—the explosive death of stars—in detail never-before-seen.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 6, 2021
NASA's Juno celebrates 10 years with new infrared view of moon Ganymede
The spacecraft used its infrared instrument during recent flybys of Jupiter's mammoth moon to create this latest map.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 6, 2021
Scientists invent new dark matter detector using quantum ion crystals
Researchers can measure the vibrational excitation of the crystal — the flat plane moving up and down like the head of a drum.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 5, 2021
Microwave-powered rocket propulsion gets a boost
Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba explore the possibility of launching rockets using a high-power beam of microwave radiation.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 2, 2021
The universe likely has trillions of planets made primarily of diamonds, scientists confirm
As missions like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, TESS and Kepler continue to provide insights into the properties of exoplanets
Joshua Shavit
Aug 1, 2021
World's first re-progammable commercial satellite set to launch this week
The ESA will launch the world's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite, paving the way for a new era of communications.
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