USGS releases first-ever comprehensive geologic map of the moon
Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the moon? Well, the USGS has just released a new authoritative map to help explain the 4.5-billion-year-old history of our nearest neighbor in space.
Hungry galaxies grow fat on the flesh of their neighbours
Galaxies grow large by eating their smaller neighbours, new research reveals.
Scientists lead study of galaxy’s ‘water worlds’
Astrophysical observations have shown that Neptune-like water-rich exoplanets are common in our galaxy.
‘Nanocardboard’ flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probes
This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter.
Hubble observes aftermath of massive collision
What astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system, has now seemingly vanished from sight.
Milky Way could be catapulting stars into its outer halo, UCI astronomers say
Though mighty, the Milky Way and galaxies of similar mass are not without scars chronicling turbulent histories.
Can High-Power Microwaves Reduce the Launch Cost of Space-Bound Rockets?
Tsukuba, Japan – Governments throughout the world use rockets to launch satellites and people into orbit.
New clues to predict the risks astronauts will face from space radiation on long missions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, aims to send human missions to Mars in the 2030s.
Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design
"It's not rocket science" may be a tired cliché, but that doesn't mean designing rockets is any less complicated.
ESO telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right
Observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity.
CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation
CHEOPS has reached its next milestone: Following extensive tests in Earth's orbit, some of which the mission team was forced to carry out from...
Beacon in space: BRITE Constellation observes complete nova eruption for the first time
Since the beginning of the BRITE Constellation in 2013 - a mission in which the first two Austrian satellites were involved - the five nanosatellites have taken millions of images. However, the recordings of a complete nova eruption are unique worldwide.
Origin of the first known interstellar object ‘Oumuamua
What is the origin of the famous interstellar object 'Oumuamua? How was it formed and where did it come from?
NASA missions help reveal power of shock waves in nova explosion
Unprecedented observations of a nova outburst in 2018 by a trio of satellites, including two NASA missions, have captured the first direct evidence that most of the explosion's visible light arose from shock waves -- abrupt changes of pressure and temperature formed in the explosion debris.
What is the origin of water on Earth?
While everybody agrees that our blue planet is rich in water, this observation is at odd, first, with the exploration of other rocky planets, genuinely lacking surface water, and second, with the idea of a giant impact between the proto-Earth and a planetary embryo the size of Mars that created the Moon.
