Space News
Was Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, also the father of black holes?
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 12:00
The name Oppenheimer will always be synonymous with the power and destruction of the atomic bomb, but the physicist also played an essential role in the study of black holes.
GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 15:00
Earthquakes may make their presence known through GPS measurements several hours before their main events.
Artemis 2 moon astronauts visit splashdown zone for their Orion spacecraft (photo)
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 18:30
The Artemis 2 moon crew was in San Diego for the 54th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing where they met the people who will recover the Orion spacecraft after an ocean splashdown.
2 Women's World Cup stadiums spied from space (satellite photos)
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 23:00
The FIFA Women's World Cup is underway, and satellites have given us a birds-eye view of two of the stadiums that are hosting the soccer action.
Amazon picks Kennedy Space Center for Project Kuiper processing facility
Space News - 21 Jul 2023 22:46
Amazon announced plans July 21 to build a satellite processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, as it prepares to start launching 3,200 commercial Project Kuiper broadband satellites next year. The post ...
NASA searches for climate solutions as global temperatures reach record highs
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 22:00
Scientists with NASA discussed the urgency of climate change mitigation and the innovations that can help us reach our environmental goals.
Not All Craters are Circular. Sometimes They Look Like This
Universe Today - 21 Jul 2023 21:10
Impact craters are nature’s signature from a more chaotic time in our Solar System’s history. A quick glance at the Moon’s disfigured surface makes that clear. Same with Mars, though a telescope is needed to examin...
SpaceX rolls Starship Super Heavy booster back to the pad ahead of next launch (photos)
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 21:00
See these gorgeous photos of SpaceX rolling its Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad for testing.
Climate change may be changing the color of Earth's oceans
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 20:30
Climate change is affecting the color of the oceans, a shift in hue showing changes to marine ecosystems, and threatening Earth's status as a "pale blue dot."
China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts complete 1st spacewalk (video)
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 20:00
Two Chinese astronauts completed an approximately eight-hour spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station on Thursday (July 20).
Over 100 space rocks collected by meteorite hunter Geoffrey Notkin are up for action today
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 19:32
Over 100 different meteorite fragments collected by famed space rock hunter Geoffrey Notkin are currently up for bidding from Heritage Auctions.
One Side of This White Dwarf is Covered in Hydrogen While the Other Side is Helium.
Universe Today - 21 Jul 2023 19:15
Here's a new one. Astronomers have found a white dwarf star - the dead remnant from a main sequence star like the Sun - with one hemisphere composed of hydrogen while the other is covered in helium. The star was discover...
Looking deeper into violent neutron star collisions to find the origins of heavy elements
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2023 19:04
The gold that makes up your most precious jewelry may have been forged in a violent cosmic collision millions or billions of light years away between two neutron stars. New research seeks to better understand this proces...
In new space race, scientists propose geoarchaeology can aid in preserving space heritage
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2023 18:58
As a new space race heats up, two researchers from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas and their colleagues have proposed a new scientific subfield: planetary geoarchaeology, the study of how cultura...
Carbon-based molecules seen just a billion years after the Big Bang
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2023 18:22
The more astronomers look at the early universe, the more discoveries they make. Some of those finds change what they thought they knew about the infancy of the cosmos. For example, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...
'Go for Stack': 1st parts of space shuttle Endeavour vertical display lifted into place at California Science Center
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 18:00
For the first time in 12 years, the stacking of a NASA space shuttle has begun again. The aft skirts for Endeavour's solid rocket boosters were moved into place at the California Science Center.
Lego Disney Lightyear XL-15 Spaceship review
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 18:00
Go to infinity and beyond with this wonderful Lego recreation of Buzz Lightyear's ship.
China launches 4 commercial weather satellites to orbit (video)
SPACE.com - 21 Jul 2023 17:00
A Chinese solid rocket launched a new batch of commercial satellites from the Gobi Desert on Wednesday (July 19).
Neanderthals Also Had Superior Toolmaking Abilities, Not Just Humans
Discover - 21 Jul 2023 16:50
Research at multiple archaeological sites has now confirmed that Neanderthals made tools once seen as a sign of superior human intelligence.
El administrador de NASA viajará a Sudamérica, hablará de cooperación
NASA Breaking news - 21 Jul 2023 16:48To stick or to bounce: Size determines the stickiness of cosmic dust aggregates
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2023 16:46
Microparticle dust aggregates, which are thought to play a role in the formation of new planets, are less likely to stick together after a collision when the aggregates are larger.