Interacting galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163, in a composite image combining Hubble and JWST data. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI) Abyss Gazing Back: Nietzsche's Prophetic Words in Space "The abyss also looks back into you," said German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1886. His words feel almost prophetic as we gaze, nearly 140 years later, at an image from 80 million...
Credit: Pixabay Fortunately, NASA is advancing plans to implement a standardized time zone on the Moon. The proposed Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) would help schedule missions and explorations, making future efforts to establish a permanent base on the lunar surface somewhat easier. While the concept has been previously discussed, NASA has announced plans to collaborate with...
NASA/Conceptual Image Lab, Wes Buchanan, and Krystofer Kim NASA scientists have confirmed the existence of a third global energy field encircling Earth, known as the ambipolar electric field. This newly discovered field plays a crucial role in propelling charged particles into space from the poles. Historical Context and Existing Fields Traditionally, Earth’s global energy fields have been...
Artist's concept of the USDV docked with the ISSSpaceX NASA has shared details about its plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) after it is decommissioned in 2030. During a press conference, NASA explained that the US Deorbit Vehicle (USDV), which is being built by SpaceX, will be used for this task. The ISS, one...
An international research team discovered a lava tube on the Moon, indicating a potential habitat safe from harsh lunar conditions. The study, which reanalyzed NASA LRO mission data, offers significant insights for future lunar exploration. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com For the past 50 years, the existence of tunnels beneath the lunar surface has been a...
Credit: Pixabay NASA announced on Tuesday that it has chosen SpaceX to construct a spacecraft that will return the International Space Station to Earth’s atmosphere and guide it to its final resting place in the Pacific Ocean upon its retirement in 2030. Elon Musk’s company has secured a contract potentially worth $843 million to develop and...
Credit: Depositphotos By directing some attention from space to Earth, NASA aids ecologists in safeguarding endangered species such as tigers and elephants using its advanced satellites. Currently, habitat loss poses the greatest threat to global species. As human populations surge, we transform more wilderness and consume increasing resources, making large species like tigers and elephants particularly...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped a photo of a solar flare on May 9, 2024. The image combines three extreme ultraviolet light wavelengths to showcase the scorching material in flares, colored in green, blue, and red. Credit: NASA/SDO NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted a significant solar flare on May 9, 2024, reaching its peak at...
This picture shows Meredith Patterson when she was a first-year student at North Carolina State University. She's putting together the rocket used by the university's high-powered rocketry club for NASA's 2019 Student Launch. Patterson was part of the club and joined in the Student Launch for five years until she graduated. She then made...
This is likely the first and best image we'll ever get of Didymos and Dimorphos together like this.Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL In September 2022, NASA did a big test in space. They sent the DART mission to crash into an asteroid moon called Dimorphos, which orbits a bigger asteroid named Didymos. It was the...
