Collaborate Disseminate
Astronomers have captured the first direct evidence of a black hole spinning, providing new insights into the universe’s most enigmatic objects. From a report: The observations focus on the supermassive black hole at the centre of the neighbouring Mess… Continue reading First Evidence of Spinning Black Hole Detected by Scientists
A little over a year ago, and about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from where you’re currently reading this, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe quietly made history by safely flying …read more Continue reading NASA’s Parker Probe Gets Front Row Seat to CME
SpaceX just extended its Falcon 9 rocket-reuse record. Space.com reports: The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 GMT Sept. 20), carrying 22 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites … Continue reading SpaceX Rocket Launches Starlink Satellites On Record-Breaking 17th Flight
After manufacturing crystals of an HIV drug in space, the first orbital factory is stuck in orbit after being denied reentry back to Earth due to safety concerns. Gizmodo reports: The U.S. Air Force denied a request from Varda Space Industries to land … Continue reading Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry To Earth
In the vast realm of space exploration, new discoveries often emerge from old data. Thanks to advanced algorithms and keen observers, the seismic activities of our closest celestial neighbor, the …read more Continue reading Scientists Call Out Apollo 17 After Investigating Moonquakes Past
Humanity is slowly losing access to the night sky, and astronomers have invented a new term to describe the pain associated with this loss: “noctalgia,” meaning “sky grief.” Space.com reports: Along with our propensity for polluting air and water and t… Continue reading The Loss of Dark Skies Is So Painful, Astronomers Coined a New Term For It: ‘Noctalgia’
In late August the blog of Harvard professor Avi Loeb declared he had “Wonderful news! For the first time in history, scientists analyzed materials from a meter-size object that originated from outside the solar system.”
In July Loeb retrieved parts … Continue reading Avi Loeb Says Meteor Analysis Shows It Originated Outside Our Solar System
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: Firefly Aerospace just set a new responsive-launch record. The company’s Alpha rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Sept. 14) at 10:28 p.m. EDT (7:28 p.m. local California t… Continue reading Firefly Aerospace Sets Launch Speed Record For US Space Force
Analysts are concerned that a lack of skilled labor in the space industry “could impact aerospace’s growth in recent years, putting key projects on hold or preventing space startups from gaining traction,” reports ExtremeTech. From the report: Accordin… Continue reading Space Industry Is Growing Faster Than Its Workforce, Analysts Say
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: Imperial College is developing a rocket thruster called the Iridium Catalysed Electrolysis CubeSat Thruster (ICE-Cube Thruster) that is so small that it can only be fabricated using techniques origina… Continue reading CubeSat Rocket Thruster Is So Small It Has To Be Made Like Microchips