Exoplanets Seen Falling Apart
Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars’ intense heat. Both are disintegrating before our telescopic eyes, leaving trails of debris similar to…
NASA to Preview Sky-Mapping Space Telescope Ahead of Launch
NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory was photographed at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in November 2024 after completing environmental testing. The spacecraft’s three concentric cones help direct heat and light away…
Supermassive black holes in ‘little red dot’ galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don’t know why
“Little red dot” galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in the early cosmos appear to be ruled by supermassive black holes that are 1,000 times too massive.
Array Labs, Raytheon, Umbra form partnership focused on 3D mapping from space
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Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials
Exoplanet exploration has taken off in recent years, with over 5500 being discovered so far. Some have even been in the habitable zones of their stars. Imaging one such potentially…
Station Science Top News: Jan. 24, 2025
Reducing reliance on resupply missions Resupply of life support elements such as air, water, food, clothing, and hygiene items will be impractical on missions to the Moon and beyond. This…
India’s space agency completes 1st Gaganyaan astronaut crew capsule
The Indian Space Research Organization has completed its first Gaganyaan astronaut crew capsule, marking another milestone in the country’s pursuit to develop homegrown technology for independent human spaceflight capabilities.
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…