Space News
Globular Clusters Evolve in Interesting Ways Over Time
Universe Today - 29 Nov 2024 23:51
Globular clusters are among the oldest objects in the Universe. The early Universe was filled with dwarf galaxies and its just possible that globular clusters are the remains of these ancient relics. Analysis of the star...
Mysterious, record-breaking energy burst connected to dead star and red dwarf
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 23:00
Astronomers have tracked a mysterious, record-breaking blast of energy to a binary star system containing a red dwarf star and a white dwarf -- solving a two-decade-long puzzle.
SpaceX to launch next-gen US spy satellites, 20 Starlink spacecraft from California early Nov. 30
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 22:52
SpaceX plans to launch a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Saturday morning (Nov. 30) from California's central coast.
We're over the moon with £33 off this massive Lego Icons NASA Artemis rocket set
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 21:24
Don't leave this stunning Lego set on the launch pad! This massive Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System set is £33 off in Amazon UK's Black Friday sale.
Light up your home with our favorite Astronaut star projector now 35% cheaper for Black Friday
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 21:14
Looking for a gift for a space-loving child? Or do you just want a star projector that won't break the bank? Our favorite Astronaut star projector is 35% cheaper this Black Friday.
Dead stars within supernova explosions could solve the dark matter mystery in 10 seconds
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 21:00
If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the mystery of dark matter could be wrapped up in 10 seconds.
Unlock the deep sky and save $780 with this huge deal on a Sky-Watcher telescope for Black Friday
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 20:55
The Sky-Watcher Flextube 400P is $780 off at B&H Photo this Black Friday, so you can grab one of the best deep space telescopes for under $4,000.
Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 20:48
Voyager 1 is shouting across the cosmos again, following a glitch that had seen it inadvertently switch to its low-power transmitter.
A Superfast Supercomputer Creates the Biggest Simulation of the Universe Yet
Universe Today - 29 Nov 2024 20:30
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have created the largest astrophysical simulation of the Universe ever. They used what was until recently the world’s most powerful supercomputer t...
Hurry! This massive Lego Star Wars UCS Black Friday deal will not last long
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 19:52
There is 31% off the huge Lego Star Wars UCS Razor Crest this Black Friday and it is already selling out
How much are asteroids really worth?
Phys.org - 29 Nov 2024 18:40
Popular media love talking about asteroid mining using big numbers. Many articles talk about a mission to Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in the asteroid belt, as visiting a body worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000, ...
Ryugu asteroid samples indicate damage from microscopic meteoroid bombardment
Phys.org - 29 Nov 2024 18:00
Asteroids are remnants of the formation of our solar system, and while many can be found within the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, some cannot. One such object is asteroid (162173) Ryugu, a 1 km-wi...
What is Tiran-Arafel in Dune: Prophecy?
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 18:00
HBO's Dune prequel series has kicked things off with plenty of intriguing questions, but chief among them is who, or what, is Tiran-Arafel?
Observing dark matter at cosmic dawn
Phys.org - 29 Nov 2024 17:00
After almost a century of speculation, proposals and searches for dark matter, physicists now know that it currently comprises about 27% of the universe's mass-energy, with an abundance over five times that of ordinary m...
This spot will be key to the inevitable collapse of a key Atlantic current
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 17:00
New modeling research reveals that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is particularly vulnerable to shifts in the Irminger sea off Greenland from increasing Arctic meltwater.
Space Force awards Raytheon $196.7 million for additional work on GPS ground control system
Space News - 29 Nov 2024 16:58
This latest award brings Raytheon's total OCX contract value to nearly $4.5 billion since the program's inception in 2010 The post Space Force awards Raytheon $196.7 million for additional work on GPS ground control syst...
ESA, OpenCosmos sign contract for NanoMagSat mission
Space News - 29 Nov 2024 16:44
European smallsat developer Open Cosmos has signed a contract with ESA for a trio of cubesats to study the Earth's magnetic field and ionosphere. The post ESA, OpenCosmos sign contract for NanoMagSat mission appeared fir...
BepiColombo's fifth Mercury flyby
ESA - 29 Nov 2024 16:30
Image: BepiColombo's fifth Mercury flyby
$255 off for Black Friday, this astronomer-friendly MacBook Air has never been cheaper
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 16:17
This sleek MacBook Air M3 13-inch laptop, ideal for budding astronomers, is an absolute steal at 23% in Amazon's Black Friday sale.
Watch live: Vega-C to launch Sentinel-1C
ESA - 29 Nov 2024 16:15
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is ready for liftoff! Tune in to ESA WebTV on 4December from 22:00 CET to watch the satellite soar into space on a Vega-C rocket to be launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, Fren...
Week in images: 25-29 November 2024
ESA - 29 Nov 2024 16:10
Week in images: 25-29 November 2024 Discover our week through the lens
How bacteria are inspiring the next generation of space-borne lasers
SPACE.com - 29 Nov 2024 16:00
The bacteria could be grown in space, and lend their photosynthesizing talents to supplying power to the hundreds of thousands of satellites in orbit.