Astronomy June 24, 2022 UK wants to send a spacecraft to grab two dead satellites from space Adam M The United Kingdom is investing £5 million to fund a space junk removal mission. The project's goal is to return two defunct satellites... read more
Astronomy June 23, 2022 An otherwise quiet galaxy in the early universe is spewing star stuff Adam M Astronomers were surprised to see hot gas pushed so far from the galaxy's core. Cooler gas (red) extends farther than stars and hot gas... read more
Astronomy June 18, 2022 The science of the solar system is linked to colossal collisions. Adam M A new study reveals a deep connection between some of the universe's largest, most energetic events and much smaller, weaker ones powe... read more
Astronomy June 16, 2022 Neutrinos trace the sun has more carbon and nitrogen than formerly thought Adam M After many years of debate, scientists have become toward identifying precisely what the sun — and as a result, the entire universe — is mad... read more
Astronomy June 14, 2022 A fast radio burst, a space solar station and black holes Adam M Artist's illustration of a magnetar, a neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field that emits radio waves (red). Magnetars ar... read more
Astronomy June 13, 2022 NASA TROPICS cubesat launch by Astra fails Adam M ARCADIA, CA - The Astra launch of two NASA CubeSats to monitor tropical storms on June 12 failed when the rocket's upper stage premat... read more
Astronomy June 13, 2022 Astronomers may have discovered a 'dark' floating black hole Adam M Black holes are, by their nature, invisible unless they are part of a stellar binary or surrounded by an accretion disk. Most stellar-size... read more
Astronomy June 04, 2022 Astronomers have revealed the first image of a black hole in the heart of our galaxy Adam M The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy has been released by astronomers. This result prov... read more
Astronomy June 04, 2022 Pulsars may provide cosmic rays with the highest energies known in the universe Adam M Their magnetic environments are ideal for accelerating particles to ultrahigh energies. cosmic rays The windy and chaotic remnants of recen... read more
Astronomy June 02, 2022 A 'hedgehog' on the sun was discovered by the Solar Orbiter satellite. Adam M The ESA-NASA mission's closest approach to our star yet has yielded new photos. Meet the "hedgehog," a recently discovered so... read more
Astronomy May 31, 2022 Satellites spy pictures uncover Himalaya ice sheet have multiplied Kebour med Satellites spy pictures uncover Himalaya ice sheet have multiplied Satellites: The speed at which ice sheets in the Himalayas a... read more