Space Ancient Stars Near the Sun May Rewrite the History of the Milky Way The study, which used data from the Gaia spacecraft, revealed that these ancient stars are located within the thin disk of the Milky Way—a region that was thought to have formed around 8 to 10 billion years ago.
Space NASA Unveils Stunning Visualization of Global Carbon Dioxide Movement The visualization, created using NASA’s advanced GEOS model, highlights the interconnectedness of the planet's atmosphere, revealing how CO2 emissions from different regions impact the entire world.
Space Perseverance Rover Discovers Possible Signs of Ancient Life on Mars This rock, marked by distinctive veins and spots, contains organic compounds that suggest it may have once harbored microbial life billions of years ago.
Space Astroscale's ADRAS-J Captures Stunning Close-Ups of 15-Year-Old Space Debris The ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan) spacecraft has successfully taken detailed images of the rocket part, which has been drifting in space for 15 years.
Space James Webb Telescope Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with Stunning "Penguin and Egg" Galaxy Image This vibrant and detailed image showcases the powerful capabilities of the telescope's infrared cameras, offering a glimpse into the dynamic processes occurring 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
Space Scientists Discover First Cave on the Moon, Potential Future Home for Astronauts This discovery, made through reanalysis of data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), marks the first confirmed existence of such a cave on the Moon.
Space NASA's Radar System Recorded Two Near-Earth Asteroids These observations were made using the Goldstone Solar System Radar. The radar system transmits radio waves to the asteroids and captures the reflected signals, enabling scientists to analyze their orbits, shapes, and surface details.
Space NASA Cancels $450 Million VIPER Rover Mission to the Moon The VIPER project, initially estimated to cost around $450 million, was set to launch in late 2023 but faced several postponements, eventually pushing the launch date to fall 2025.
Space Mars Rover Captures Image of Martian 'Snowman' The image was taken in Jezero Crater. The rover has recently started ascending the crater's slopes, promising more intriguing images from new perspectives.
Space James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning 'Hourglass' Effect in Star Formation The James Webb Telescope observed the object L1527, a very young star approximately 100,000 years old, still in the process of accumulating material from its surrounding molecular cloud.
Space First Simulated Mars Mission Completes Over a Year in Isolation This mission was designed to provide critical data on how long-term space missions affect human health and performance, aiding in the preparation for future missions to Mars.
Space Scientists Predict Spectacular Star Explosion Visible to the Naked Eye NASA plans to use multiple space-based and ground-based telescopes to observe the nova across different wavelengths gain a comprehensive understanding of the event.
Space Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Image of ISS Transiting the Sun The entire transit lasted a mere 0.54 seconds, making the capture incredibly challenging. The photographer used a high-speed camera capable of shooting over 100 frames per second to document this fleeting event.
Space NASA Selects SpaceX to Deorbit the International Space Station by 2030 The new vehicle will be tasked with guiding the ISS to a controlled reentry and eventual disposal in the remote waters of the Pacific Ocean, specifically an area known as the graveyard for decommissioned satellites and spacecraft.
Space Scientists Discover Frozen Water on Mars' Equator for the First Time Researchers now aim to investigate other volcanoes on Mars for similar frost formations, which could provide further insights into the planet's geological and climatic history.
Space NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Unique Boulder in Ancient Martian Riverbed Measuring approximately 18 inches (45 cm) wide and 14 inches (35 cm) tall, Atoko Point is composed of pyroxene and feldspar, minerals that suggest it might have originated from a subsurface magma layer.
Space NASA's New 3D Visualization Takes You Through the Pillars of Creation The visualization highlights the dynamic and three-dimensional nature of these pillars, showing them in both visible light, as seen by Hubble, and in infrared light, as captured by Webb.
Space Astronomers Discover 'Death Star' Black Holes Emitting Deadly Beams These black holes emit jets of particles at sub-light speeds, and their trajectories are highly dynamic. Approximately one-third of these jets have notably altered their paths, with some shifts exceeding 45 degrees.
Space ESA Unveils Mars Flyover Video Exploring Canyons of Nili Fossae The minerals detected in this region include silicates, carbonates, and clays, pointing to a time when the region was considerably wet, supporting underground hydrothermal flows heated by ancient volcanoes.
Space Voyager 1 Fully Restored, Resumes Sending Valuable Interstellar Data The mission team’s successful efforts led to the restoration of two initially non-responsive instruments, ensuring that all four instruments could once again collect and send back data on plasma waves, magnetic fields, and cosmic particles.
Space Holes on Mars May Not Be Entrances to Caves Further investigations are needed to confirm whether these Martian pits can serve as reliable shelters or if they are merely fascinating geological features that deepen our understanding of Mars’s volcanic past.
Space Astronomers Measure Black Hole Spin Using Stellar Destruction The method, which observes the interaction between the black hole and the star's remnants, could revolutionize our understanding of how black holes consume matter and evolve over time.
Space Einstein's Prediction Confirmed: Astronomers Observe Matter's Final Plunge into Black Holes The findings are critical as they allow scientists to better understand the strong gravitational fields that black holes produce, which is essential for improving models of how matter behaves in such extreme environments.
Space NASA and Boeing Launch First Crewed Starliner Mission to International Space Station Boeing’s Starliner is expected to become a regular vehicle for ferrying astronauts to and from the ISS, alongside SpaceX's Crew Dragon, which has already completed multiple crewed flights to the station.
Space Astronomers Discover Gliese 12 b, an Ideal Exoplanet for Life Search Two international teams of used the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and other facilities to identify Gliese 12 b as one of the closest Earth-like planets to our solar system.
