Explosions on Jupiter and here on Earth, more strange things photographed on Mars and alien signals (or not) are some of the themes that have been prominent in recent times in astronomy and space. An… [+5835 chars]
SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket in the early hours of Sunday morning from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket took off with a Globalstar satellite ab… [+1990 chars]
Twenty seconds of scrubbing with soap is one of the best ways to protect yourself — and the people and things you touch — from disease-causing germs. But how exactly do soapy suds kill pathogenic bac… [+3455 chars]
Two stars that were born in the same stellar nursery but at opposing ends appear to have found each other. But there were no angels singing or destinies falling into place when these stars aligned. T… [+4056 chars]
This result may help explain how some pulsars are accelerated to such remarkably high speeds.The G292.0+1.8 supernova remnant contains a pulsar moving at over a million miles per hour. This image fea… [+5254 chars]
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A few years ago, deep beneath the Apennine Mountains in Italy, a team of physicists hunted for flashes of light that just might suggest human consciousness is the product of gravitational forces. Th… [+4086 chars]
With repairs complete and the rocket in place at its designated launch pad , NASA is ready to once again attempt a critical fueling test of its next-generation Space Launch System . Per Space.com … [+1255 chars]
The fastest growing black hole in nine million years has been discovered by Australian researchers, according to ANU astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker. “A really cool discovery, so using… [+764 chars]
University of Arizona astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They’re not quite galaxies and only exist in isolation. The new stellar systems contain only young, … [+4943 chars]
A few years ago, deep beneath the Apennine Mountains in Italy, a team of physicists hunted for flashes of light that just might suggest human consciousness is the product of gravitational forces. Th… [+4086 chars]
For the first time in history, a woman has been appointed to lead NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It’s an exciting time for women in the space exploration industry with newly appointed Dr Laura Le… [+213 chars]
