Some time in Earth’s early history, the planet took a turn toward habitability when a…
Scientists Recreate Cosmic Reactions to Unlock Astronomical Mysteries
Experiments will give scientists a closer look at how exploding stars create world’s heaviest elements.…
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In the Middle Bronze Age (about 3600 years ago or roughly 1650 BCE), the city…
Hubble Shows Winds in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Are Speeding Up
Like the speed of an advancing race car driver, the winds in the outermost “lane”…
Rerun of Supernova Blast Expected to Appear in 2037
It’s challenging to make predictions, especially in astronomy. There are however, a few forecasts astronomers…
SpaceX Inspiration4 Mission Will Send 4 People with Minimal Training into Orbit – and Bring Space Tourism Closer to Reality
On Sept. 15, 2021, the next batch of space tourists are set to lift off…
Cold Planets Exist Throughout Our Galaxy, Even in the Galactic Bulge
Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than…
New Mathematical Solutions to an Old Problem in Astronomy
For millennia, humanity has observed the changing phases of the Moon. The rise and…
A Lunar-Based Soft X-Ray Imager (LSXI) for the Earth’s Magnetosphere
The solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and its dynamic process are the basic driving factors for space…
What Goes Up Should Come Down: Spacecraft Deorbiting Device Developed at Purdue Ready for Upcoming Test Launch
A drag sail that a team at Purdue University developed to pull launch vehicles in space back…
