The James Webb Space Telescope has revisited a star that swallowed a planet and found that instead of the star subsuming the planet, it was the planet that crashed into the star. Continue ReadingThis star burped after eating a planet — but the planet was really asking for it
Chris Schur from Payson, Arizona Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN), discovered March. 29 by amateur astronomers in public imagery taken by the Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera on ESA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observer (SOHO) spacecraft, has reached magnitude 7.5. This imager caught the comet on April 8 in the morning sky with an 8-inch RASA scopeContinue reading “A fledgling SWAN” The post A fledgling SWAN appeared first on Astronomy Magazine. Continue ReadingA fledgling SWAN
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time, directly detected the merger of star clusters at the heart of dwarf galaxies. Continue ReadingHubble Telescope snaps 1st images of clashing star clusters at the hearts of dwarf galaxies
As part of its strategic commitment to strengthening domestic semiconductor manufacturing, Spirit Electronics has acquired SMART Microsystems, located at Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in Ohio. This expansion into Northeast […] The post Spirit Electronics Expands U.S. Semiconductor Capacity with Acquisition of SMART Microsystems appeared first on SpaceNews.
Commercial space station developer Vast has signed three more payload customers for its Haven-1 station set to launch in a little more than a year. The post Vast signs three more payload partners for Haven-1 appeared first on SpaceNews.
Are we alone in the universe? The answer to one of humanity’s biggest questions is complicated by a basic reality: If there is life on other worlds, it may not look familiar. A sample of rocks from Mars or another planet almost certainly won’t have recognizable fossils or another similarly obvious sign of living organisms, said Mikhail Tikhonov, an assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis who studies microbial communities.
Our guest today is Brad Head, Managing Director of International Partnerships at Elara Nova. He sits down with Chief Content and Strategy Officer Mike Gruss, to break down the latest news and insights from the Symposium including a conversation on global collaboration and the evolving commercial space landscape. The post Signals from Space Symposium: Global collaboration and the evolving commercial space landscape appeared first on SpaceNews.
Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and outcrops helps scientists understand the planet’s history, evolution, and potential for past or present habitability.
Alexander Skarsgård’s rogue security unit will be unleashed on May 16, 2025, exclusively on Apple TV+. Continue Reading‘Murderbot’ declares ‘humans are idiots’ in 1st tantalizing trailer for Apple TV’s upcoming sci-fi series
What can exozodiacal dust, also called exozodi, teach astronomers about identifying Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recently submitted NASA white paper—which highlights key findings from the annual Architecture Concept Review—hopes to address as a team of researchers discussed how exozodi orbiting within a star’s habitable zone (HZ) could interfere with detecting Earth-like exoplanets.
The widespread use of low Earth orbit (LEO), especially by thousands of CubeSats, has opened up many opportunities in research and business applications. One particular field that has benefited from the data that CubeSats provide is farming.
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will launch on his first mission to the International Space Station, on a Russian Soyuz rocket with two cosmonaut colleagues, as early as November. Continue ReadingRookie NASA astronaut Chris Williams will launch to the ISS on a Russian rocket later this year
Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is believed to be the first star observed in the act of swallowing a planet. The new findings, published in The Astrophysical Journal, suggest that the star actually did not swell to envelop a planet as previously hypothesized. Instead, Webb’s observations show the planet’s orbit shrank over time, slowly bringing the planet closer to its demise until it was engulfed in full.
The Commerce Department’s space traffic coordination system has moved into the next phase of its development with full service expected to start early next year. The post TraCSS moves into next phase of development appeared first on SpaceNews.
COLORADO SPRINGS – Military space leaders continue looking for ways to inject commercial technologies into their architectures. For strategic communications and positioning, navigation and timing, though, true commercial alternatives may […] The post True commercial alternatives for strategic communications and PNT don’t exist — yet appeared first on SpaceNews.
Indian satellite propulsion maker Bellatrix Aerospace announced plans April 10 to open a manufacturing facility in the United States in the coming months, joining a wave of foreign firms seeking a slice of the country’s vast space market. The post Indian propulsion maker joins US expansion push appeared first on SpaceNews.
For years, researchers have built AI-powered models to simulate virtual scenarios of the planet. The concept, known as Earth’s “digital twin,” leverages a wealth of real-time data gleaned from satellites, […] The post Rise of the ‘twin’ appeared first on SpaceNews.
A team led by Satoya Nakano and Kengo Tachihara at Nagoya University in Japan has revealed new insights into the motion of massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small galaxy neighboring the Milky Way.
Watch Predators take on samurai, ninjas and WWII pilots in the trailer for ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ (video) Continue ReadingWatch Predators take on samurai, ninjas and WWII pilots in the trailer for ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ (video)
While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed “Devil’s Gate.” Continue ReadingRoving past ‘Devil’s Gate’ on Mars: Space picture of the day
