Beautiful Images of Distant Galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes have provided us with breathtaking images of galaxies for decades. This all changed in December 2021, when the…
Astronomy
With This One-Day Deal, Upgrade to a 70-Inch 4K TV for $400
Size matters when it comes to entertainment. You can have a cinematic experience while sitting on your couch if your home has a large screen…
Two Exoplanets may have Mainly Water, according to Astronomers
Astronomers have discovered evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are ‘water worlds,’ or planets where water makes up a large proportion of…
Small, Distant Planets are Being Seen by the James Webb Telescope
MARYLAND — Exoplanets weren’t even known when the James Webb Space Telescope was first conceived. The observatory is currently demonstrating to astronomers what it has…
Scientists Can View “Things” Without Focusing on Them Thanks to Quantum Physics
Generally speaking, light is a need if you want to see it. Only because the light from your screen was focused into your retinas, transformed…
DART Mission by NASA’s Early Results
Since deliberately colliding with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on September 26 to change its orbit by 33 minutes, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft…
Tau Boötis b – a Gas Giant Exoplanet
Tau Boötis b is a gas giant exoplanet in the habitable zone of an F-type star. It’s an extrasolar planet located about 51 light-years away.…
Vega C Rocket From Europe Fails on its Second Mission, Losing two Satellites
The second launch of Europe’s brand-new Vega C rocket did not go as expected. Two satellites for Airbus’ Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging constellation were carried by…
The Ability to Produce Fuel and Oxygen in Lunar Soil
A team of Chinese researchers say they managed to convert actual lunar regolith samples into a source of rocket fuel and oxygen — a potential…
Data Confirms the Role of Water in the Formation of the Moon
When an object collided with the still-forming proto-Earth between 4.4 and 4.5 billion years ago, the Moon was formed. This collision produced a hot, partially…
Another Clue to the Origins of the Moon
The first definitive proof that the Moon inherited indigenous noble gases from the Earth’s mantle has been discovered by researchers. The discovery is an important…
Rare Mineral was Formed on Mars by a Violent Volcanic Eruption
A volcano is a fissure or vent in the Earth’s surface through which molten rock and gases are expelled. Volcanoes directly or indirectly produce or…
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