New observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) indicate that the rogue…
Category: Space
The Remnants of Theia May Still Exist Deep Inside the Earth – ExtremeTech
The remnants of Theia, the planetesimal that created the Moon, may still exist hundreds of miles…
Scientists Have Discovered a New Pattern In a Repeating Signal from Space
What astronomers found in the most precise time measurement of a fast radio burst ever captured.…
Raspberry Pi Detects Unseen Cosmic Rays from Space
A down-to-earth project to keep your head in the stars. Read more at Tom’s Hardware…
A New Object Just Appeared In This Constellation
An amateur astronomer discovered a new nova appearing in the Cassiopeia constellation last Thursday — and…
A Photographer Spent 12 Years Making This Milky Way Pic. It Will Crush Your Tiny Heart
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gosh, I sure wish I could feel extremely small and…
Microbes Unknown to Science Discovered on The International Space Station
The menagerie of bacterial and fungal species living among us is ever growing – and this…
Raspberry Pi Cosmic Ray Detector
[Marco] has a sodium iodide detector that indicates cosmic radiation by scintillation. The material glows when…
Hubble Space Telescope is back online after software glitch
The venerable hubble space telescope is recovering from a glitch that halted its science operations over…
NASA Officials Are Worried That Pirates Will Steal the James Webb Telescope
“Why would you announce that you’re going to be shipping on a certain day something that…
The world’s oldest crater from a meteorite isn’t an impact crater after all
Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the…
The moon has a tail, and Earth wears it like a scarf once a month
The tail is invisible to the naked eye but appears on all-sky cameras during every new…
A Dyson Sphere Could Bring Humans Back From the Dead, Researchers Say
This cosmic megastructure may be the key to resurrection—and immortality. Read more at Popular Mechanics…
Scientists uncover secrets of mysterious recurring Mars cloud stretching 1,100 miles
A wild, snaking cloud appears to emerge from the Arsia Mons volcano on Mars. Read more…
Scientists find concentration of black holes only 7,800 light years away
Mergers of these black holes could be a source of gravitational waves. Read more at The…
Scientists Announce a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible. Seriously.
Humans are one step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds. Read more at Popular Mechanics…
Scientists shocked at water and organic material found on asteroid
The finding could rewrite our understanding of how the Earth developed. Read more at The Independent…
Company plans to start building private Voyager space station with artificial gravity in 2025
Voyager Station will be able to accommodate 400 guests, its builders say. Read more at Space.com…
NASA shares first video, new images from Mars Perseverance rover
During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video…
Your Own 11.2 GHz Radio Telescope
Modern life has its conveniences. Often, those conveniences lead to easier hacks. A great example of…