China's LinkSpace plans to send a rocket into space and land it safely in late 2022, three years after the startup's last major test. The company announced Thursday (May 5) that it had carried out a… [+3603 chars]
On Saturday (May 7), the world may witness minor radio blackouts. Well, if you do, it may be due to a weak solar storm, which will pass through Earth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat… [+1136 chars]
April marked Expedition 67’s first full month aboard the International Space Station, with the outpost’s crew receiving visitors in the form of the Axiom-1 mission before Crew Dragon Freedom arrived … [+11993 chars]
By positioning the appropriate material at the appropriate angle, scientists from Cornell University were able to discover a way to switch the magnetization in a ferromagnet’s thin layers — an approa… [+5754 chars]
ByNancy Atkinson, Universe TodayMay 6, 2022 The evolution of infrared astronomy, from Spitzer to WISE to JWST. Credit: Andras Gaspar The images released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) tea… [+4275 chars]
Ever wonder what happened to all those collections of rocks and dust the Apollo astronauts brought back from the Moon? Some of those lunar samples were studied right away. Others made their way into … [+5228 chars]
Sometimes you have to stop and ask yourself: is it worth it? NASA and the German Aerospace Center did, and decided that the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) — which is a plan… [+5673 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a companion star to a supernova that was previously hidden by the glare of the stellar explosion. This is the first time that astronomers have directly observed… [+4843 chars]
Today, ESA and the Zooniverse launch Rosetta Zoo, a citizen science project that invites volunteers to engage in a cosmic game of "spot the difference." By browsing through pictures collected by ESA'… [+5390 chars]
Around 56 million years ago, Earth's climate underwent a major climatic transition. A huge release of carbon into the ocean and atmosphere raised atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrationswhich … [+6151 chars]
On the International Asteroid Day in 2019, which falls on June 30, an international group of astronomers initiated the Hubble Asteroid Hunter citizen science project to identify asteroid streaks in a… [+4517 chars]
Before we begin, let's start with a little riddle, shall we? "Everyone is attracted to me, and everybody falls for me. What am I?" Since you've clicked on the heading of this article, you'll probab… [+23130 chars]
