Astronomers Find the Edge of the Milky Way’s Star-Forming Disc
Where exactly is the edge of the Milky Way? That question is harder to answer than one might expect. Since we’re inside of the galaxy itself, it’s obviously hard to…
DECam’s New Image of the Sombrero Galaxy: A Portrait of Ancient Mergers
The 570 megapixel Dark Energy Camera captured this image of the iconic Sombrero Galaxy. The galaxy has characteristics of both elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies, and is likely the result…
Tough Fungi Could Survive the Trip to Mars
NASA and other space agencies spend a lot of time and money considering the cleanliness of their missions. Billions of dollars are spent in and on cleanrooms every year, with…
True Anomaly raises $650 million, reaching $2.2 billion valuation
Funding backs the company’s entry into Golden Dome program to build interceptor satellites The post True Anomaly raises $650 million, reaching $2.2 billion valuation appeared first on SpaceNews.
Corrosion problem affects Gateway and commercial space station modules
A manufacturing issue involving a European company has resulted in corrosion in modules produced for both the lunar Gateway and Axiom Space’s commercial space station. The post Corrosion problem affects…
Did decaying dark matter help create the universe’s first supermassive black holes?
“With the James Webb Space Telescope now revealing more supermassive black holes in the early universe, this mechanism may help bridge the gap between theory and observation.”
Tiny Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies Reflect The Conditions In The Early Universe
The Milky Way has a sizable retinue of dwarf galaxies, and they may hold important clues about conditions in the early Universe. However, they’re difficult to observe because many of…
The 1st ‘Alien: Isolation 2’ teaser is here, and the setting looks eerily familiar
“We’re on an express elevator to hell, goin’ down!”
NASA’s X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo
The X-59’s tail and jet engine feature a new marking — a Freedom 250 logo celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. NASA/Carla Thomas NASA’s X-59 is helping the nation…
All 4 original Alien movie special editions are now on HBO Max; here’s how they differ from the theatrical cuts
HBO Max just added the Alien movie special editions to celebrate Alien Day; here are all the major differences between the theatrical & director’s cuts