How Astronomers Make Deep Maps of the Milky Way
Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it’s so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful tools is something called 21cm radiation. Hydrogen,…
20 years of satellite data reveal ‘staggering’ levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a…
NASA Downgrades the Risk of 2024 YR4 to Below 1%
NASA astronomers have been continuing to monitor the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4. The initial calculations suggested a 1.3% probability of an Earth impact event, which temporarily increased to 3.1%…
30 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can’t make the math work
To construct a warp drive, we would need negative mass, which doesn’t appear to exist in the universe and would violate everything we know about motion, momentum and energy.
NASA selects SpaceX to launch NEO Surveyor
NASA picked SpaceX for the launch of a space telescope dedicated to searching for near Earth objects. The post NASA selects SpaceX to launch NEO Surveyor appeared first on SpaceNews.
House members seek more details on DOGE activities at NASA
Top Democrats on the House Science Committee want details about the work DOGE is doing at NASA, calling the lack of transparency “ominous and unacceptable.” The post House members seek…
Boom or bust? Making sense of conflicting signals in the space economy
Conflicting signals are painting a confusing picture for a space economy caught between short-term caution and long-term optimism. The post Boom or bust? Making sense of conflicting signals in the…
What’s that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life
Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.
NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could…
BAE wins $230.6 million contract for space weather program
BAE Systems won a $230.6 million contract to deliver spacecraft for NOAA’s Lagrange 1 Series space weather project. The post BAE wins $230.6 million contract for space weather program appeared…