NASA has plans to build a telescope six miles (9.66km) wide in Earth orbit, comprised of a constellation of six toaster-sized satellites. The first of those toasters has just been finished. The Sun… [+2520 chars]
A supermoon is set to illuminate the night skies in Ireland this week and here's everything you need to know about it. The August full moon is also known as the Full Sturgeon Moon. According to NASA… [+1626 chars]
Writing in an August 9 article in the journal Cell Reports, the scientists make the case that their computer models are the first to combine data sets from different types of lab experiments, providi… [+1621 chars]
The Giant Magellan Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever engineered, has secured a new $205M funding infusion that will be used to accelerate its construction. When finished, it will be four ti… [+3223 chars]
SPACE nerds have been left stunned after spotting what looks like a strange statue on Mars. A photo of the Red Planet's surface seems normal at first glance but eagle-eyed observers noticed somethin… [+1906 chars]
Measurements We interpolated the thickness of Vulcan Planitia through topographic measurements of three geologic features found within the unit: craters with partial infill, montes and their surroun… [+8227 chars]
Magnetic spins that 'freeze' when heated (Courtesy: Radboud University) Usually, when materials heat up, they become more disordered. Now, researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands have f… [+3420 chars]
Astronomers are planning a fishing trip to land an extraterrestrial interloper on Earth: A small meteorite from another star system that crashed into the Pacific Ocean with energy equivalent to about… [+4370 chars]
As more companies launch networks of satellites into low-Earth orbit, a clear view of the night sky is becoming rarer. Astronomers are looking for new ways to adapt to satellites’ brightness and spee… [+5413 chars]
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Research Box Title The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, is thrilled to announce that retired U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski is donating her space memorabilia colle… [+4111 chars]
In the dark of Sunday night and Monday morning (Aug. 7 and 8), a surprise solar storm slammed into Earth, showering our planet in a rapid stream of charged particles from the sun . The resulting c… [+2512 chars]
