ESA uses defunct satellite to practice safer reentry procedures

As its Aeolus wind monitoring mission comes to an end, ESA is testing new procedures for deorbiting the decommissioned 1360-kg (3,000 lb) spacecraft to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, advancing international space safety standards.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading ESA uses defunct satellite to practice safer reentry procedures

Vintage Apollo data shows Moon has a solid inner core

Looking back at data from the geology experiments left on the lunar surface by the Apollo missions half a century ago, scientists have finally determined that the Moon has a solid core surrounded by a fluid outer core similar to the Earth’s.Continue Re… Continue reading Vintage Apollo data shows Moon has a solid inner core

Scientists ask meteorite hunters to stop using magnets to test finds

Scientists are asking meteorite hunters to refrain from using magnets to test the authenticity of their finds because this can destroy the specimen’s magnetic memory, erasing valuable information about the nature of the solar system.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Scientists ask meteorite hunters to stop using magnets to test finds

SETI uses VLA giant radio antennae to seek ETs

The search for extraterrestrial civilizations has gotten a major boost as SETI joins forces with the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) near Socorro, New Mexico.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SETI, Radio,… Continue reading SETI uses VLA giant radio antennae to seek ETs

Space: The ultimate testing ground for data storage technologies

Learn why data reliability and data integrity are essential to product design and development.
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Ultramassive black hole found, 33 billion times the mass of the Sun

A team of astronomers in the UK has made a massive discovery, using gravitational lensing to locate one of the biggest black holes to date.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Supermassive black hole, Astronomy, Space exploration, Durham Unive… Continue reading Ultramassive black hole found, 33 billion times the mass of the Sun

Asteroid Ryugu provides clues about beginnings of life on Earth

Samples taken from the near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu continue to provide scientists with important insights, this time about the potential beginnings of life on our planet.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Space exploration, Hayabusa 2, … Continue reading Asteroid Ryugu provides clues about beginnings of life on Earth