Why The First Stars Couldn’t Grow Forever
Star formation in the early Universe was a vigorous process that created gigantic stars. Called Population 3 stars, these giants were massive, extremely luminous stars, that lived short lives, many…
Get My Good Side
NASA/Ben Smegelsky A NASA photographer took this portrait of a curious sandhill crane on March 24, 2021, near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sandhill…
Chinese launch startup secures early funding for fully reusable rocket plan
HELSINKI — One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first and second stage reuse. Nayuta Space secured “tens…
Black Holes Can Cook for Themselves, Chandra Study Shows
Perseus Cluster: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivares et al.; Optical/IR: DSS; H-alpha: CFHT/SITELLE; Centaurus Cluster: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivaresi et al.; Optical/IR: NASA/ESA/STScI; H-alpha: ESO/VLT/MUSE; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Astronomers have taken a…
NASA Invites Media to Pre-Super Bowl Tours at New Orleans Facility
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, includes 43 acres of manufacturing space under one roof — a space large enough to contain more than 31 professional football fields. Credit:…
Sen unveils 4K livestream of Earth and space station docking port
London-based Sen unveiled a 4K livestream from cameras mounted on the International Space Station. The post Sen unveils 4K livestream of Earth and space station docking port appeared first on…
‘Dune: Part 2’ and ‘Alien: Romulus’ score Oscar nominations, but Denis Villeneuve misses out again
Both sci-fi hits pick up nominations, but ‘Dune: Part 2’ misses out on some categories that seemed like sure bets.
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Jan. 27) from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
GITAI expanding satellite product line after successful demo
California’s GITAI said Jan. 27 the robotics specialist has successfully demonstrated its first in-house developed satellite, a precursor to larger and more capable spacecraft for servicing and construction in space.…
Black Hole Mergers Will Tell Us if the Universe Obeys Symmetry
The structure of the cosmos is rooted in symmetry. As first demonstrated by Emmy Noether in 1918, for every physical law of conservation in the Universe, there is a corresponding…