At Cosmic Noon, this Black Hole Was the Life of the Party
About 3 billion years after the Big Bang, star formation exploded across the cosmos. During the era dubbed “cosmic noon.” It was also when galaxies and supermassive black holes were…
The Galactic Center Struggles to Form Massive Stars
Gas clouds in the Milky Way’s Galactic Center contain copious amounts of star-forming gas. But for some reason, few massive stars form there, even though similar gas clouds elsewhere in…
Geomagnetic Storms Bring Satellites Down Faster
When the Sun rages and storms in Earth’s direction, it changes our planet’s atmosphere. The atmosphere puffs up, meaning satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) meet more resistance. This resistance creates…
Would a Planetary Sunshade Help Cool the Planet? This Mission Could Find Out
As worldwide temperatures continue to rise and conventional solutions aren’t working fast enough, governments may turn to geoengineering solutions. One idea is to place a giant sunshade somewhat like an…
You’re Looking at a Newly Forming Planet
Astronomers have discovered the site of a newly forming exoplanet, probably with several times the mass of Jupiter. The image was captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope, seeing the young…
Curiosity Rover Blog — Sols 4566-4567: Drilling Success
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
Sierra Space doubles down on defense
The Colorado-based company announced the formal launch of Sierra Space Defense The post Sierra Space doubles down on defense appeared first on SpaceNews.
BAE Systems brings South Korea’s Hanwha into intelligence-gathering constellation
BAE Systems has partnered with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Systems to explore using its synthetic aperture radar technology in Azalea, the British defense prime’s planned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance constellation.…
Electron launches third iQPS satellite in three months
Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS June 11, the third launch for that customer within three months. The post Electron launches third iQPS satellite in…
Laws of physics are still broken: Attempt to explain away black holes’ central singularity falls short, scientist says
A researcher throws cold water on a recent effort that purported to eliminate black holes’ greatest and most enduring mystery — the existence of their central singularity.