Watch Deimos orbit Mars and Pass in Front of Jupiter and Its Moons
When one of humanity’s cosmic explorers discovers something unexpected, it is always fantastic. This time, it’s the European Space Agency’s Mars Express’ chance to catch…
Astronomy
Interstellar Space’s Boundary Experiences Ripples
Only twice have humans been allowed to journey into interstellar space, due to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, which have been in orbit for…
Nighttime Views of Earth from Space
A group of researchers has developed a method for producing daily global moderate-resolution nighttime light change maps. When the sun goes down and the lights…
NASA Fires Micro-bullets at Meteoroid Shield on Mars’ Sample-return Orbiter
NASA engineers are firing micro-bullets at squares of anti-meteoroid shield material that will protect a Mars sample return orbiter during its journey back to Earth.…
Scientists find a very Old and Far-off Gamma Radiation Ray Burst
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was peering through eons and eons in September 2021 when it spotted a dramatic explosion, a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that…
Climate Change will Prolong the Effects of Space Pollution
Satellites face greater chances of collision with space debris as a result of reduced density in the upper atmosphere. Increasing levels of CO2 in the…
Astronomers Develop a New Method to Aid in the Search for Dark Matter
Meteors may help astronomers devise a new way to locate dark matter—mysterious and invisible particles that have so far only been discerned by the effect…
Years After Eating a Star, a Black Hole Burps Material in a Never-Before-Seen Eruption
Stars are torn to pieces when they approach supermassive black holes too closely. A tidal disruption event is what is happening here (TDE). After the…
Investigating the Supersoft X-ray Light Curve’s Origin
Researchers led by Ph.D. candidate Zhao Weitao and Prof. Meng Xiangcun from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Yunnan Observatories reproduced the supersoft X-ray source’s quasi-periodic…
After a Half-year Absence, SpaceX Returns Astronauts to Earth
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (doing business as SpaceX) is a Hawthorne, California-based American spacecraft manufacturer, space launch provider, and satellite communications corporation. Elon Musk founded…
DART Shortened The Asteroid’s Orbit By 32 Minutes
NASA’s DART mission has significantly altered Dimorphos’s orbit, according to two weeks of monitoring of the Didymos/Dimorphos system. This is the first time humans have…
The Brightest Flash ever Seen has Awed Astronomers
Astronomers have witnessed the brightest flash of light ever seen, which occurred 2.4 billion light years away from Earth and was most likely caused by…
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