An experiment called Cislunar Highway Patrol System would operate beyond geosynchronous orbit, in the region near the moon WASHINGTON The Air Force Research Laboratory is asking companies to submit … [+1797 chars]
The field of extrasolar planet studies is undergoing a seismic shift. To date, 4,940 exoplanets have been confirmed in 3,711 planetary systems, with another 8,709 candidates awaiting confirmation. Wi… [+8496 chars]
Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new tool that could lead to more efficient and cheaper technologies for capturing heat-trapping gases from the atmosphere and conve… [+4262 chars]
What falls into a black hole, stays in a black hole, at least according to the laws of general relativity. But now, new research suggests that the material inside the black hole may leave a quantum i… [+4188 chars]
If you see a small object piercing the sky on Monday night, March 21, it could be a missile being launched from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia. NASA officials say the rocket may be… [+1868 chars]
Astronomers using data gathered from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have characterised a cataclysmic collision between two planetesimals in orbit around HD 166191. The star is located at a distance o… [+3244 chars]
Scientists who helped to pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important next step in developing nature-based solutions to the global plastics crisis.They have characterised an enzy… [+2627 chars]
A team of researchers led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) of Barcelona and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has revealed the distribution and mercury degradation capacities … [+4797 chars]
What falls into a black hole, stays in a black hole, at least according to the laws of general relativity. But now, new research suggests that the material inside the black hole may leave a quantum i… [+4186 chars]
Scout constantly looks at data posted by the Minor Planet Center, a clearinghouse in Cambridge, Mass., that notes the discoveries and positions of small space objects. Then the software tries to figu… [+1692 chars]
An asteroid around the size of a refrigerator was spotted hours before it hit Earths atmosphere, and while it wasnt dangerous, it marked the fifth time in history an asteroid was detected right befor… [+3243 chars]
On March 16, 2022, NASA has shared new images of Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa. This photo was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its 39th close flyby of the planet on January 12, 2022. Durin… [+903 chars]
