By analyzing the available observational data, astronomers from the Tribhuvan University in Nepal and elsewhere have investigated the properties of a compact dwarf galaxy designated SDSS J134313.15+364457.5 (or J1343+3644 for short). As a result, they found that J1343+3644 will evolve into a compact elliptical galaxy.
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable. Continue ReadingNASA’s Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual. The post SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies appeared first on SpaceNews.
The infant universe’s population of huge black holes could owe itself to ultralight dark matter, scientists say. Continue ReadingUltralight dark matter may have helped monstrous black holes form in the early universe
Researchers have developed a new coronagraph—an optical device that blocks out light from a bright source—that could make it possible to see distant exoplanets obscured by light from their parent stars. The new device could reveal exoplanets beyond our solar system that today’s telescopes cannot resolve, providing insights into the possibility of life beyond Earth.
Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. The post Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA. Continue ReadingSpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS for NASA
How can you fairly compare one telescope to another? It’s all in the (angular) resolution.
A team of NASA scientists proposed a new initiative at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2025 LPSC). Known as the Commercial Hall Propulsion for Mars Payload Services (CHAMPS), the
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live. Continue ReadingSpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live
You never know when a central supermassive black hole is going to power up and start gobbling matter. Contrary to the popular view that these monsters are constantly devouring nearby stars and gas clouds, it turns out they spend part of their existence dormant and inactive. New observations from the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton spacecraft opened a window on the “turn on event” for one of these monsters in a distant galaxy.
Scientists have known for a while that Mars currently lacks a magnetic field, and many blame that for its paltry atmosphere – with no protective shield around the planet, the solar wind was able to strip away much of the gaseous atmosphere over the course of billions of years. But, evidence has been mounting that Mars once had a magnetic field. Results from Insight, one of the Red Planet’s landers, lend credence to that idea, but they also point to a strange feature – the magnetic field seemed to cover only the southern hemisphere, but not the north. A team from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics thinks they might know why – in a recent paper, they described how a fully liquid core in Mars could create a lopsided magnetic field like the one seen in Insight’s data.
Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.
The NROL-145 mission lifted off Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:29 a.m. Eastern. The post NRO reaches milestone with over 200 satellites deployed in two years appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceX launched the 10th batch of “proliferated architecture” spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20). Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 10th batch of ‘proliferated architecture’ spy satellites for US government (video)
Find out the best time to view the Lyrid meteor shower 2025 to make the most of the springtime shooting stars. Continue ReadingWhen is the best time to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025?
Like giant bones planted in the earth, clusters of tree trunks, stripped clean of bark, are appearing along the Chesapeake Bay on the United States’ mid-Atlantic coast. They are ghost forests: the haunting remains of what were once stands of cedar and pine. Since the late 19th century, an ever-widening swath of these trees have died along the shore. And they won’t be growing back. These arboreal graveyards are showing up in places where the Continue ReadingGhost forests are growing as sea levels rise
New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against scientists’ models of cosmic evolution. Continue ReadingGamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: ‘The jury is still out on what it all means.’
The solar system is currently embedded deep within the Local Bubble, a region of relatively low density stretching for a thousand light-years across. It was carved millions of years ago by a chain of supernova explosions. And the evidence for it is right under our feet.
In a recent paper, a team of researchers indicated that photosynthetic bacteria could exist just beneath the snow and ice around Mars’ mid-latitudes. If true, this could be the most easily accessible place to look for present-day life on Mars.
