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Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost
SPACE.com - 12 Jun 2024 19:00
Alaska's melting permafrost is dumping toxic metals into the state's rivers, turning them bright orange and making the water highly acidic. The contaminated rivers are so vibrant they can be seen from space, and the prob...
A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later
SPACE.com - 12 Jun 2024 16:00
The nova caused HM Sge to brighten in our night sky by 250 times.
Coming in hot: NASA's Chandra checks habitability of exoplanets
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2024 00:03
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's (European Space Agency's) XMM-Newton, astronomers are exploring whether nearby stars could host habitable exoplanets, based on whether they emit radiation that could destr...
A Solitary Sight
NASA Breaking news - 12 Jun 2024 22:14
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen snapped a photo of the waning gibbous moon from the International Space Station as it soared 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean near the northeast coast of South Ame...
Study shows magnesium oxide undergoes dynamic transition when it comes to super-Earth exoplanets
Phys.org - 12 Jun 2024 21:01
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Johns Hopkins University have unlocked new secrets about the interiors of super-Earth exoplanets, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of these ...
The Marshall Star for June 12, 2024
NASA Breaking news - 13 Jun 2024 01:10Quirky Circling Behavior in Mice aboard the ISS
NASA Breaking news - 12 Jun 2024 22:15AI transforming satellite imaging industry 'but it's not magic'
Space News - 13 Jun 2024 01:22
Planet's senior vice president Troy Toman says the company is resetting expectations around AI's capabilities to solve complex problems The post AI transforming satellite imaging industry 'but it's not magic’ appeared ...
Doctor Who 'Rogue': Who is the eponymous Rogue?
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2024 01:12
Who's the man who turns the Doctor's head in Regency England in "Doctor Who" episode 6 "Rogue"?
Watch NASA astronauts collect microbe samples during ISS spacewalk on June 13
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2024 01:00
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday (June 13), and you can watch the action live.
Einstein Telescope could launch a new era in astronomy
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2024 00:39
It's still just a plan, but a new telescope could soon be measuring gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are something like the sound waves of the universe. They are created, for example, when black holes or neutron ...
Parabolic flight with exoskeleton: Researchers test fine motor skills in weightlessness
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2024 00:36
Fine motor tasks under space conditions are particularly challenging and must first be trained on Earth. Scientists from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the University of Duisburg-Essen ...
Astronomers Find the Slowest-Spinning Neutron Star Ever
Universe Today - 13 Jun 2024 00:34
Most neutron stars spin rapidly, completing a rotation in seconds or even a fraction of a second. But astronomers have found one that takes its time, completing a rotation in 54 minutes. What compels this odd object to s...
ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang'e-6
Space News - 13 Jun 2024 00:28
European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang'e-6 mission. The post ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang'e-6 appeared first on Spa...
NASA Selects Raytheon Company to Build Landsat Next Instruments
NASA Breaking news - 13 Jun 2024 00:20
NASA selects Raytheon Company to provide three instruments and related services, with an option for one additional instrument, in support of the Landsat Next mission based at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbe...
Video: Eclipse-making double-satellite Proba-3
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2024 00:10
Proba-3 is ESA's--and the world's--first precision formation flying mission. A pair of satellites will fly together relative to the sun so that one casts a precisely-controlled shadow onto the other, to create a prolonge...
This action-packed 'Borderlands' sneak peek is a chaotic blizzard of bullets (video)
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2024 00:00
Watch a new clip from director Eli Roth's upcoming live-action video game adaptation, "Borderlands."
Quirky circling behavior in mice informs research on humans in space
Phys.org - 12 Jun 2024 23:57
During the Rodent Research-1 (RR-1) mission flown to the ISS in 2014, videos that were taken to observe the mice revealed an unusual behavior that researchers are still working to understand. Young (16-week-old) but not ...
'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 3: How do the Brendok witches use the Force?
SPACE.com - 12 Jun 2024 22:54
The third episode of "The Acolyte" is a long flashback that adds more layers to both the story being told and the Star Wars universe as a whole.
How a Single Atomic Sensor Can Help Track Earth's Glaciers
Universe Today - 12 Jun 2024 22:33
Earth observations are one of the most essential functions of our current fleet of satellites. Typically, each satellite specializes in one kind of remote sensing – monitoring ocean levels, for example, or watching clo...
Lakita Lowe: Leading Space Commercialization Innovations and Fostering STEM Engagement
NASA Breaking news - 12 Jun 2024 22:25
Lakita Lowe is at the forefront of space commercialization, seamlessly merging scientific expertise with visionary leadership to propel NASA’s commercial ambitions and ignite a passion for STEM in future generations. A...
Astronomers discover parallel disks and jets erupting from a pair of young stars
Phys.org - 12 Jun 2024 22:05
Most of the universe is invisible to the human eye. The building blocks of stars are only revealed in wavelengths that are outside of the visible spectrum. Astronomers recently used two very different, and very powerful,...