Alas, NASAs SOFIA flying telescope will stop operations later in 2022, after the agency and its partners re-examined the program. But why? Photo: Michael Rausch There are some aircraft that are ext… [+3599 chars]
When is the next eclipse? The sun is partially eclipsed in the first phase of a total eclipse in ... [+] Grand Teton National Park on August 21, 2017 outside Jackson, Wyoming. Thousands of people hav… [+6341 chars]
HD80606b. L ‘ – Those planets orbiting a star other than our Sun – At the forefront of the Ursa Major galaxy, 190 light years away. This gas is classified as giant In the hot Thursday sectionHowever,… [+5919 chars]
Sending humans virtually anywhere in space beyond the Moon pushes logistics of health, food, and psychology to limits we're only just beginning to grasp. A staple solution to these problems in sci… [+4505 chars]
NASA: There has always been that one question in the corner of our mind, how did life begin on Earth? It is quite similar to the question of who came first, chicken or the egg, in a laymans eye. Perh… [+2557 chars]
Each of the eight planets in our solar system has its own gravitational pull, whose strength is related to its mass. The smaller a planet's mass, the weaker its gravity. In addition to mass, density … [+4585 chars]
Back in February 2021, the Perseverance rover landed on Martian soil after a seven-month journey. A cone-shaped backshell protected it while traveling in deep space and during its fiery descent, whil… [+1561 chars]
The Carlini base on King George Island, hosting the seismometer located closest to the seismic region, and the Bransfield Strait. Credit: Milton Percy Plasencia Linares In a remote area, a mix of ge… [+5994 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope is a space observatory to see further into the Universe than ever ... [+] before. ESA/ATG medialab The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now fully aligned and foc… [+4513 chars]
After a three-year hiatus, the world's most powerful particle accelerator is back in business and already breaking records. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — which is operated by the European Cou… [+2303 chars]
NASA scientists solved uncovered one of the Sun's many secrets. A type of solar flare that lasts minutes produces enough energy to power Earth for 20,000 years at a predictable and rapid rate. Sci… [+3604 chars]
Planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn, alongside the moon, shine above Rome at dawn, while the Chinese space station module Tianhe crosses the sky on April 27, 2022. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi/Th… [+3256 chars]
