Tag: science
Webb reveals intricacies of Helix Nebula
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of our own Sun and planetar [...]
Einstein’s right again! Black hole drags the fabric of spacetime
Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a ravenous supermassive black hole that is ripping it apart and feasting on its stellar [...]
Trump to ‘ensure American space superiority’
The United States has some new marching orders in the final frontier.
On Thursday December 18, President Donald Trump issued an executiv [...]
When darkness shines
How dark stars could illuminate the early universe.
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astr [...]
Chinese spacecraft nearly slammed into Starlink satellite
One of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites just dodged a bullet in orbit.
That bullet was one of the nine spacecraft that launched atop a Chines [...]
US in risk of losing moon race to China
Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin pulled no punches about where he sees America's current Artemis moon landing program in Congressional testi [...]
Physicists and philosophers and the struggle with time
The nature of time has plagued thinkers for as long as we've tried to understand the world we live in. Intuitively, we know what time is, b [...]
Webb may have finally found the 1st stars
Astronomers have discovered that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have already found the long-sought first generation of stars born shortly [...]
Moss survives 9 months outside ISS and then grows on Earth
This little plant is a lot tougher than it looks.
Researchers exposed moss spores to the harsh environment of space for nine months rece [...]
Solar System races through space 3 times faster
Astronomers have discovered that the solar system may be moving through the cosmos over three times faster than was previously theorized. The discove [...]