A rendering of the NGC 2264 as captured by telescopes from NASA and the National Science Foundation. (X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA); Infrared: NASA/NSF/IPAC/CalTech/Univ. of Massachusetts; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & J.Major)Thousands of light-years from Earth, a cluster of stars in the NGC 2264 cluster is embracing...
"Starlink Satellites Do Cool Moves Over 50,000 Times to Stay Safe in Space!" credit: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Starlink (SpaceX) Satellites Do Fancy Dance Moves to Stay Safe, But There's a Worrying Problem!SpaceX's Starlink satellites have been doing impressive maneuvers to avoid bumping into other spacecraft and space junk. In just six...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of physicists affiliated with many institutions in the united state has collaborated on a paper that discusses the possibility of utilizing the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to search for proof of aliens piloting giant spacecraft around the Milky Way. They team has posted their paper on the arXiv...
V-band image of NGC 2915 obtained by collapsing the wavelength dimension of the MUSE data cube. Credit: Tang et al, 2022Galaxy NGC 2915Utilizing the Very Large Telescope (VLT), Chinese astronomers have inquired a next blue compact dwarf galaxy known as NGC 2915. Outcomes of the research, shown in a paper released October 12th on...
NASA's Orion spacecraft en route for the Moon, with the Earth in the background, in a photo released by NASA in November 2022.Exceeding expectationsOn the third day after taking off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is "surpassing effectiveness expectations," NASA officials stated on Friday.First flight aims to ensure vehicle safetyThe...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, after being rolled out to the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyAfter several setbacks, NASA is slowly scheduling its Artemis I mission's launch dates of September 23rd...
Image of the Cartwheel Galaxy and its companion galaxies is a composite from Jame Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). MIRI data is colored red while NIRCam data is colored blue, orange, and yellow.Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScIThe space telescope's powerful infrared gaze offers a new sight of just how the galaxy...
A conceptual hypersonic aircraft is pictured. Background image credit: NASA. Aircraft and composite image credit: Daniel Rosato, UCF.The UCF-developed propulsion system might allow for flight To reach speeds of Mach 6 to 17 (beyond 7,403 to 20,921 kilometers per hour) and have air and space travel applications.University of Central Florida scientists are improving their...
ispace’s Series 2 lunar lander. Credit: ispaceThe technician team working from lunar exploration start-up ispace has unveiled its coming generation lunar lander, in time for its third lunar mission.According to Series 2, the lander is at the moment anticipated to launch in 2024 and is greater in size and haul storage capacity than the...
