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A Dark Matter map of our Local Cosmic Neighborhood
Universe Today - 30 May 2021 05:21
A new simulation by a team of astrophysicists has resulted in the most detailed 3D map of the cosmic web, revealing new Dark Matter structures. The post A Dark Matter map of our Local Cosmic Neighborhood appeared first o...
Dark Energy Survey is out. 29 Papers Covering 226 Million Galaxies Across 7 Billion Light-Years of Space
Universe Today - 30 May 2021 14:35
Cosmology is now stranger to large scale surveys. The discipline prides itself on data collection, and when the data it is collecting is about galaxies that are billions of years old its easy to see why more data would b...
Self-Driving Lunar Rovers for Astronaut Road Trips on the Moon
Universe Today - 30 May 2021 13:29
What happens when you cross one of the world's largest defense contractors with one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers? Apparently, you get an electrically powered autonomous lunar rover. At least that is th...
Chinese cargo spacecraft docks with orbital station
Phys.org - 30 May 2021 10:43
An automated spacecraft docked with China's new space station Sunday carrying fuel and supplies for its future crew, the Chinese space agency announced.
Official: Chinese astronauts go to space station next month
Phys.org - 30 May 2021 20:00
A three-member crew of male astronauts will blast off next month for a three-month mission on China's new space station, according to a space official who was the country's first astronaut in orbit.
Is the Hubble constant not...Constant?
Universe Today - 30 May 2021 19:24
Cosmologists have been struggling to understand an apparent tension in their measurements of the present-day expansion rate of the universe, known as the Hubble constant. Observations of the early cosmos - mostly the cos...
Teeny Tiny CubeSats Could Have Deployable Mirrors Like James Webb
Universe Today - 30 May 2021 19:19
Tiny CubeSats could give us a detailed view of Earth in real time, thanks to folding adjustable mirrors. The post Teeny Tiny CubeSats Could Have Deployable Mirrors Like James Webb appeared first on Universe Today.
DoD agencies to invest more than $1 billion in low-Earth orbit space technologies
Space News - 30 May 2021 18:35
The Biden administration's defense budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 seeks more than $1.2 billion for military space systems in low-Earth orbit. SpaceNews
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 28 May, 2021
SpaceRef - 30 May 2021 17:23
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 28 May, 2021
SpaceRef - 30 May 2021 16:58
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Maybe Dark Matter Is More Than One Thing
Scientific American - 30 May 2021 16:00
If so, it could explain some inconsistencies in our observations --
A dozen ultra-high-energy particle accelerators discovered in the Milky Way
SPACE.com - 30 May 2021 15:03
New observations help astronomers hone in on a long-standing mystery about where cosmic rays come from.
4.5 billion-year-old particles from the sun lurk in Earth's core and mantle
SPACE.com - 30 May 2021 14:49
Are there particles from ancient solar winds hanging out in Earth's core and mantle?