The European Space Agency (ESA) mission called Gaia, launched in 2013, has been beneficial for observational astronomy, creating a wide impact on the way scientists explore the sky. From mapping the … [+1421 chars]
The Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the "doomsday" glacier, is losing ice at a rate not seen in more than 5,500 years, according to a new study, raising concerns about the Florida-sized glacier's future … [+2838 chars]
Doughnut-shaped structures called vortex rings are occasionally seen swirling through fluids. Smokers can create them with their mouths; volcanoes can spew them out during explosions, and dolphins ca… [+1321 chars]
NASA's James Webb telescope is one of the landmark projects that give the premier space agency a better look into outer space. Now, NASA will be releasing the first full-color images and other data g… [+2595 chars]
Doughnut-shaped structures called vortex rings are occasionally seen swirling through fluids. Smokers can create them with their mouths; volcanoes can spew them out during explosions, and dolphins ca… [+1321 chars]
Why China's 'most-detailed Moon map' is important for lunar exploration Jun 15, 2022, 06:20 pm2 min read China has released a map of the Moon with a scale of 1:2,500,000 and claims it to be the 'mo… [+2168 chars]
NASA, along with its partner European Space Agency (ESA), has announced the formation of a 16-membered Mars Sample Return Campaign Science Group. As the name suggests, this group will consist of scie… [+1927 chars]
The Perseverance rover has been searching the dusty and rocky landscape of Mars' Jezero Crater for signs of life since it landed last year. But now, the rover has spotted human garbage on the surface… [+2681 chars]
NASA's CAPSTONE mission, bound for the Moon, will now launch no earlier than June 25, the agency revealed in a new update. The launch was initially scheduled for June 6 but has been delayed twice eve… [+1847 chars]
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Just over a year ago, on June 12, 2021, a distant cosmic object energetically erupted. The usually imperceptible star, a white dwarf siphoning material from its nearby companion, maxed out at about m… [+4022 chars]
The Sun is presently approaching the end of its 11-year activity cycle and has been pretty active lately, shooting out numerous coronal mass ejections and erupting in flares since the beginning of 20… [+2219 chars]
