Information in computers is transmitted through semiconductors by the movement of electrons and stored in the direction of the electron spin in magnetic materials. To shrink devices while improving t… [+3619 chars]
The Earth Observing Dashboard uses a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to document the worldwide changes happening to our society and the environment. The dashboard has been expanded to … [+4682 chars]
Take a good look at the latest image provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows a huge elliptical galaxy called NGC 474 that lies about 100 million light-years away from us. At about two and a… [+4534 chars]
High temperature superconductivity is something of a holy grail for researchers studying quantum materials. Superconductors, which conduct electricity without dissipating energy, promise to revolutio… [+4108 chars]
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ESA, NASA and JAXA worked closely together to create an open-source platform, based on the Euro Data Cube, that used a wealth of data from Earth-observing… [+4259 chars]
NASA’s InSight Lander touched down on the surface of Mars on November 26, 2018 after a six-month journey from Earth. NASA’s primary goal for the lander was to glean a better understanding of how terr… [+2571 chars]
You might have heard of Starlink the groundbreaking satellite-enabled internet connectivity pioneered by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk that provided a lifeline to Ukrainians trapped in the vicio… [+3646 chars]
ByESA/HubbleMay 20, 2022 In addition to looking at distant stars, galaxies, and exoplanets, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope will investigate our Solar System. Credit: Northrup Grumman T… [+3940 chars]
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is officially on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) after 2.5 years of delays. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral… [+4243 chars]
When we look into the southern sky close to the horizon on summer evenings, we are looking towards the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. It is lurking around 30,000 light years behind the stars … [+3909 chars]
According to a new study, an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles that interacts with the universe solely through gravity might be the key to solving a crucial cosmological issue—the Hubble constant pr… [+4996 chars]
China’s first large space telescope could launch as soon as 2023. The new telescope will be called the Chinese Space Station Telescope. It will be roughly comparable to NASA’s long-standing Hubble Sp… [+2498 chars]