Browsing: Space Exploration
What do many baked goods and the planet Mercury have in common? They shrink as they cool.Evidence suggests that since…
Fast radio bursts might come from magnetars, one of which is depicted losing material into space in this artist’s concept.…
In a major step forward for one of NASA’s most anticipated space observatories, engineers at the Goddard Space Flight Center…
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 ■ Week after week, distant little Mars stays practically on station at the same height low over…
Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest
By Vidya Saras
Cosmic rays could be a vital source of energy for life on icy moons, on Mars, or even on rogue…
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 ■ First-quarter Moon; exactly so at 8:41 a.m. EDT. The Moon, in Libra, hangs halfway between Antares…
Around the world, international borders are hardening. Nations are competing for resources, technology and even orbits. But in Vienna this…
The potential companion star to Betelgeuse appears blue in the inset image from Gemini Observatory, which might suggest high temperatures.…
Astronomers calculate that the universe will die in 33 billion years — much sooner than we thought
By Vidya Saras
Tantalizing evidence hints that dark energy might be evolving, leading some cosmologists to suggest that our universe will collapse in…
Kerfuffle over supernova in Pegasus galaxy. The astronomers who reported a 9.5-magnitude supernova in NGC 7331 early Sunday morning retracted…