Space Exploration

Mining the dark sky with advanced cosmological simulations

January 26, 2025

Mining the dark sky with advanced cosmological simulations by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 ...

Space Exploration

Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising

January 25, 2025

WASHINGTON — Astronomers are calling on nations to ban advertising in space that can be seen from the ground, calling...

An artist's impression of the Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars.

Space Exploration

Mysterious Mars mounds may bolster case for ancient Red Planet ocean

January 25, 2025

Thousands of hills and mounds on Mars have been found to contain layers of clay minerals, which formed when running...

four images of fuzzy loops appearing in grainy pixels; one blue, one yellow, one pink, one red

Space Exploration

Invisible ‘flickering’ on the sun could predict potentially dangerous solar flares hours in advance

January 25, 2025

Shining loops of plasma on the surface of the sun "flicker" hours before they unleash potentially dangerous solar flares, a...

grainy grey circle with bright spots and flowy pixels.

Space Exploration

NASA wants to launch rockets into northern lights to study ‘black auroras’

January 25, 2025

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras to help study the unique ribbons of light that dance across...

A solar electric propulsion thruster emits the blue hue of Xenon gas during testing. Vibrant blue light emanates in a circular shape from the dark grey thruster, which is mounted inside a vacuum chamber. The blue light then narrows into a plume as it moves farther away from the thruster, illuminating the otherwise darkened chamber.

Space Exploration

Electric spacecraft propulsion may soon take a leap, thanks to new supercomputer

January 25, 2025

Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations.Electric propulsion...

Space Exploration

Could we travel to parallel universes?

January 25, 2025

While parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, there are some real scientific theories to support them. But if...

Space Exploration

New Shepard flight to demonstrate lunar gravity

January 25, 2025

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin’s next suborbital spaceflight will be a long-awaited demonstration of New Shepard’s ability to generate lunar gravity rather...