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Astronomers scan the skies for nanosecond pulses of light from interstellar civilizations
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 18:22
In 2015, Russian-Israeli billionaire Yuri Milner and his non-profit organization, Breakthrough Initiatives, launched the largest Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. Known as Breakthrough Listen, this...
Scientists look at feasibility of power beaming through the Venus atmosphere
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 16:09
A few weeks ago, a team of scientists from Caltech announced that they had successfully transmitted energy from an orbiting satellite down to Earth. It wasn't a lot of energy, but it showed that it was possible.
See the Red Planet Mars shine beside the blue star Regulus tonight
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 12:00
Look to the western skies on Monday evening (July 10) to see the Red Planet, Mars, shining steadily above the twinkling blueish star Regulus.
Ancient Stars Somehow Survived Close to the Center of the Milky Way
Universe Today - 10 Jul 2023 23:41
The core of our Milky Way Galaxy draws astronomers’ attention like moths to a flame. That’s because there’s a lot going on there. Not only is there a supermassive black hole, but also populations of very ancient st...
Voyager Space deepens India ties for commercial space station plans
Space News - 10 Jul 2023 23:20
Voyager Space is considering using India's proposed Gaganyaan crewed spacecraft to serve the commercial space station it aims to be operating by the end of the decade. The post Voyager Space deepens India ties for commer...
Space Force juggles roles as warrior and protector of space environment
Space News - 10 Jul 2023 23:15
In an era of great power competition and increasing global reliance on space-based assets, the U.S. military is trying to harmonize seemingly competing demands for security and sustainability. As a […] The post Space F...
Scientists use NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on Mercury
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 23:05
The origin of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is mysterious in many ways. It has a metallic core, like Earth, but its core makes up a much larger fraction of its volume--85% compared to 15% for Earth.
New ExoMars lander contract will be issued in a few months
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 23:00
The European Space Agency's director general, Josef Aschbacher, says the member states are moving ahead with a lander design contract to bring a life-seeking rover to Mars.
What Was This Massive, Record-Setting Stone Tool Used For?
Discover - 10 Jul 2023 22:00
Archaeologists are working now to answer this question and shed some light on early human life in southern England.
Colliding black holes could hide in the light of superbright quasars
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 21:00
Only an extreme environment could hide the collision of two stellar-mass black holes -- and feeding supermassive black holes could provide such cover.
A new technique uses remote images to gauge the strength of ancient and active rivers beyond Earth
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 21:00
Rivers have flowed on two other worlds in the solar system besides Earth: Mars, where dry tracks and craters are all that's left of ancient rivers and lakes, and Titan, Saturn's largest moon, where rivers of liquid metha...
The 1st light to flood the universe can help unravel the history of the cosmos. Here's how
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 20:30
Just as Darwin used the fossil record to piece together the evolution of life on Earth, scientists can use a "cosmic fossil," the universe's first light, to understand how the cosmos evolved.
NASA Expands Options for Spacewalking, Moonwalking Suits, Services
NASA Breaking news - 10 Jul 2023 20:14Benchmark raises $33 million in Series B round
Space News - 10 Jul 2023 19:48
With the money raised, Benchmark plans to shift its focus from propulsion system research and development to manufacturing and testing. The post Benchmark raises $33 million in Series B round appeared first on SpaceNews.
Save $500 on Prime Day's lowest-ever Canon EOS R5 camera deal
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 19:43
We rated this camera extremely highly in our review and named it one of the best cameras -- and now the price has dropped by $500 for Amazon Prime Day!
New 3D visualization highlights 5,000 galaxies revealed by Webb in CEERS survey
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 19:00
The Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach has released a new scientific visualization of data from the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey. The video represents Webb's exploratio...
AI, quantum and nuclear technologies are key to Lockheed Martin's vision for Space 2050
Space News - 10 Jul 2023 18:57
Through a project called Destination: Space 2050, Lockheed Martin executives are exploring, for example, how AI could assist scientific exploration of locations where communications with remote sensors would be disrupted...
Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship: Here's what to make of it
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 18:52
Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship.
Forget Prime Day -- the Canon EOS R6 is $300 off at Adorama
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 17:56
Save $300 on this full-frame mirrorless bundle from Canon and get an EOS R6 and an EF-EOS R Ring Mount Adapter to use all your old lenses to shoot the stars.
Can space governance keep up with space sustainability?
Space News - 10 Jul 2023 17:29
The rapid growth in the number of space objects is testing an international governance model many in the industry worry can no longer keep up. A fast-approaching UN summit is seen as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity t...
Chandrayaan-3: A guide to India's third mission to the moon
SPACE.com - 10 Jul 2023 17:13
Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian mission to the moon. It aims to deploy a lander and a rover to the lunar surface for 14 Earth days to gather science and imagery.
Observations shed more light on the properties of the galaxy Markarian 817
Phys.org - 10 Jul 2023 16:30
Using NASA's Swift spacecraft, an international team of astronomers has carried out a long-term multiwavelength monitoring of a nearby active galaxy known as Markarian 817. Results of the observational campaign, publishe...