WASHINGTON—Astronomers have detected an act of extreme violence more than halfway across the known universe as a black hole shreds a star that wandered too close to this celestial savage. But this was no ordinary instance of a ravenous black hole. It was one of only four examples—and the first since 2011—of a black hole…
The Andromeda Galaxy’s Cannibalistic Feasts Revealed by a Dark Stream
An international team of scientists, led by an astrophysicist from the University of Sydney, has found the leftovers of a colossal cannibalistic feeding event in the far outskirts of the Andromeda galaxy. Honor students Tim Adams from Sydney University and Yuan Li from the University of Auckland discovered a structure of stars, known as a globular cluster (GC),…
Cost Concerns Force NASA to Cancel Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellite
NASA announced on Tuesday that it intends to cancel the development of its GeoCarb mission, which was proposed to be a low-cost satellite aimed at monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. “GeoCarb sought to probe the natural sources and exchange processes that control carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and methane in the atmosphere over the Americas,” NASA said…
Georgia Tech’s Lunar Flashlight Heads to the Moon
After years of preparation, a team of Georgia Tech researchers and students will watch their small satellite leave Earth and begin its mission to the moon. SpaceX will launch Lunar Flashlight on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Georgia Tech team will then pivot to its role as mission control. Fourteen operators, including six undergraduate…
Cost Effective Planet X-ray Developed: Deep Planetary Scan Examines Martian Core
Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new and cost-effective deep scanning technique that can provide a window into the interior of the planets in Earth’s solar system. The new approach uses only one on-planet instrument and has provided ANU seismologists with a scan of the Red Planet’s interior, including its core. Dynamo theory suggests that…
NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
LIVE 5 PM ET: NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
LIVE NOW: NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
SpaceX Delivers Tomato Seeds, Other Supplies to Space Station
SpaceX on Saturday launched its 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and was delivering more than 7,700 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and equipment. It was also carrying a pair of solar arrays that will increase power for space station research…
NASA’s Orion Capsule Enters Far-Flung Orbit Around Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles around the moon Friday, as it neared the halfway mark of its test flight. The capsule and its three test dummies entered lunar orbit more than a week after launching on the $4 billion demo that’s meant to pave the way…
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