Scientists report on Time-resolved Measurements of the Radiation on the Moon
Various nations want to explore the moon in the coming years and decades, and plan to send astronauts there again. Space radiation, on the other…
Astronomy
Scientist updated Mars Chronology Models to find Terrains shaped by Ancient Water Activity
A Southwest Research Institute scientist updated Mars chronology models and discovered that terrains shaped by ancient water activity on the planet’s surface could be hundreds…
Mars Perseverance Rover MOXIE Accomplished the Task of Extracts Oxygen
The achievement of the MOXIE instrument in converting carbon dioxide into oxygen paves the way for future human exploration of Mars. Perseverance, NASA’s newest six-wheeled…
Observations Reveal Mars could still be Volcanically Active with Raising Possibility
New observations indicate that Mars may still be volcanically active, raising the prospect of habitable conditions on Mars’ near surface in recent history. Ongoing research…
Incredible Image Shows the Center of Our Galaxy Like we have never seen it before
The center of the Milky Way is a place of great beauty and extreme events, in which some astronomers were finally able to create the…
Astronomers Use Over 226 Million Galaxies to Create Largest Ever Map of Galaxy Distribution
Astronomers have used the largest sample of galaxies, covering about one-eighth of the sky, to make precise measurements of the composition and expansion of the…
Hunt for Elusive Continuous Gravitational Waves Reveals Much about Nature of Neutron Stars
Astronomers searching for the first detection of successive gravitational waves say they have learned a lot by not finding it. The scientific rewards for detecting…
Stephenson 2-18 – a Red Supergiant Star
Stephenson 2-18 is a red supergiant located in the constellation Scutum. It is a young massive open cluster belonging to the Milky Way galaxy. It…
Map Reveals Hidden Dark Matter Bridges Connecting Nearby Galaxies
The dark matter of the universe not only exists on the edges of galaxies, it also forms bridges between them. Now, for the first time,…
Exclusive: Astronaut Ed Gibson on how Skylab, the First US Space Station, Changed Space Exploration
Thinking back to the early days of NASA’s crew space exploration, we often skipped a crucial mission by jumping from the Apollo program to the…
HV 888 – a Red Supergiant Star
HV 888 is a very luminous Supergiant Star-type star. It is also known as WOH S140, which is a red supergiant (RSG) star located in…
Watch Virgin Galactic Make First Flight from Spaceport to Edge of Space
The VSS Unity spacecraft from Virgin Galactic flew to the edge of space 89 kilometers (55 miles) above the Earth’s surface on Saturday before returning…
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