A Giant Burst of Energy In Need Of An Explanation
Astronomers have detected an explosion of gamma rays that repeated several times over the course of a day, an event unlike anything ever witnessed before. It took place in a…
InSight Data Reveals More About Mars’ Evolution
Rocky material that impacted Mars lies scattered in giant lumps throughout the planet’s mantle, offering clues about Mars’ interior and its ancient past. Data provided by the now-retired InSight lander…
The Universe’s Early Star Formation Wasn’t Much Different Than Now
A team of Japanese astronomers has detected protostellar outflow jets in the outer regions of the Milky Way. This is the first detection of this type of jets in this…
The Gemini South Telescope Takes A Turn Imaging The Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Interstellar comets are rare, and astronomers don’t like to miss an opportunity to observe one. Now the Gemini South Telescope has taken a turn at imaging Comet 3I/ATLAS, the visitor…
SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA’s IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric…
Astronomers discover repeating gamma-ray burst ‘unlike anything we have ever witnessed before’ (video)
A newly discovered gamma-ray burst is unlike any seen before, repeating over the course of a day rather than erupting in milliseconds, leaving astronomers perplexed by its origins.
Maxar to supply 3D terrain data for U.S. Army mixed-reality system
The system, known as Soldier-Borne Mission Command Architecture (SBMC-A), is being developed by defense contractor Anduril Industries. The post Maxar to supply 3D terrain data for U.S. Army mixed-reality system…
Fossilized micrometeorites record ancient carbon dioxide levels
A cadre of iron-rich extraterrestrial particles picked up faint whiffs of our planet’s atmosphere when they fell to Earth millions of years ago.
‘Directive 8020’ is ‘The Thing’ in space, but is developer Supermassive Games biting off more than it can chew?
Directive 8020 is shaking up the Supermassive Games formula for better and for worse.
FCC closes EchoStar probes as spectrum sales reshape D2D race
The FCC has dropped investigations into EchoStar as the satellite operator moves to sell spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T in deals totalling more than $40 billion. The post FCC closes…