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Optical Rocket Boosts Electrons to Nearly the Speed of Light In a new experiment, a team of researchers used laser pulses to accelerate photons to near the speed of light, which could have immense applications for space flight and particle physics. The post Optical Rocket Boosts Electrons to Nearly the Speed of Light appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Noctilucent Clouds Perform Delicate Dance for NASA’s Balloon-Cam Noctilucent clouds 50 miles above the Earth in the mesosphere. A NASA mission spent five days above the Arctic photographing and measuring them. The post Noctilucent Clouds Perform Delicate Dance for NASA’s Balloon-Cam appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Musk Gives an Update on When a Mars Colony Could be Built In a recent tweet, SpaceX founder Elon Musk indicated that his company may be able to build a Martian colony as early as 2028. The post Musk Gives an Update on When a Mars Colony Could be Built appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Matter is Going Into this Black Hole at 30% the Speed of Light A team of researchers in the UK have observed matter falling into a black hole at 30% the speed of light. They may have discovered why black holes in the early universe grew so quickly. The post Matter is Going Into this Black Hole at 30% the Speed of Light appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System An international team of astronomers have used data from the Gaia satellite to backtrack ‘Oumuamua to one of four star systems. The post Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago Between 300 million and 900 million years ago, our Milky Way galaxy nearly collided with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Data from the ESA’s Gaia mission shows the ongoing effect of this event, with stars moving like ripples on the surface of a pond. The galactic collision is part of an ongoing cannibalization of the dwarf … Continue reading “The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago” The post The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago appeared first onRead More →
Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars There’s solid evidence for the existence of water on Mars, at least in frozen form at the planet’s poles. And a more recent study confirms the existence of liquid water at the south pole. But visitors to Mars will need to know the exact location of usable water deposits at other Martian locations. A ground-penetrating … Continue reading “Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars” The post Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go toRead More →
Here are the First Pictures From the Parker Solar Probe. Wait… That’s Not the Sun The Parker Solar Probe recently collected its first-light data in order to test its instruments, and snapped some beautiful pictures of the cosmos. The post Here are the First Pictures From the Parker Solar Probe. Wait… That’s Not the Sun appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Astronomers find Planet Vulcan – 40 Eridani A – Right Where Star Trek Predicted it. One of the more interesting and rewarding aspects of astronomy and space exploration is seeing science fiction become science fact. While we are still many years away from colonizing the Solar System or reaching the nearest stars (if we ever do), there are still many rewarding discoveries being made that are fulfilling the fevered dreams … Continue reading “Astronomers find Planet Vulcan – 40 Eridani A – Right Where Star Trek Predicted it.” The post Astronomers find Planet Vulcan – 40 Eridani A – Right Where Star Trek Predicted it.Read More →
Inside the Crust of Neutron Stars, There’s Nuclear Pasta; the Hardest Known Substance in the Universe A new study has shown that “nuclear pasta”, which exists beneath crust of a neutron star, is the strongest material is the Universe. The post Inside the Crust of Neutron Stars, There’s Nuclear Pasta; the Hardest Known Substance in the Universe appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Ice Volcanoes on Ceres are Still Actively Blasting out Material In science, one discovery often leads to more questions and mysteries. That’s certainly true of the ice volcanoes on the dwarf planet Ceres. When the Dawn spacecraft discovered the massive cryovolcano called Ahuna Mons on the surface of Ceres, it led to more questions: How cryovolcanically active is Ceres? And, why do we only see … Continue reading “Ice Volcanoes on Ceres are Still Actively Blasting out Material” The post Ice Volcanoes on Ceres are Still Actively Blasting out Material appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Narrowing Down the Mass of the Milky Way Using information from Gaia’s second data release, a team of scientists have made refined measurements of the mass of the Milky Way. The post Narrowing Down the Mass of the Milky Way appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Last Year’s Gravitational Wave Detections Failed to Provide a Hint of Any Extra Spatial Dimensions In a new study, astrophysicists used the gravitational waves from last year’s kilonova event to determine if the Universe has additional dimensions. The post Last Year’s Gravitational Wave Detections Failed to Provide a Hint of Any Extra Spatial Dimensions appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Carnival of Space #579 This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #579 And if you’re interested in looking back, here’s an archive to all the past Carnivals of Space. If you’ve got a space-related blog, you should really join the carnival. Just email an entry to susie@wshcrew.space, and … Continue reading “Carnival of Space #579” The post Carnival of Space #579 appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
How to Know Once and For All if the Universe Began With a Bang or a Bounce In a recent study, a team of Harvard University scientists presented a new means of ruling out alternative explanations for how our Universe began. The post How to Know Once and For All if the Universe Began With a Bang or a Bounce appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Heralding the 2018 Harvest Moon Following the Moon lately? The up and coming Full Moon is the most famous of them all, as we approach the Harvest Moon for 2018. The post Heralding the 2018 Harvest Moon appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Elon Musk Reveals who the First Lunar Tourist Will Be From SpaceX’s headquarters in California, Elon Musk announced who will be the first lunar tourist to hitch a ride aboard the company’s Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) The post Elon Musk Reveals who the First Lunar Tourist Will Be appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
To Avoid Vision Problems in Space, Astronauts Will Need Some Kind of Artificial Gravity A new study by an international team of researchers has indicated the need for artificial gravity to mitigate the effects of microgravity on astronauts’ eyesight. The post To Avoid Vision Problems in Space, Astronauts Will Need Some Kind of Artificial Gravity appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
The Closest Planet Ever Discovered Outside the Solar System Could be Habitable With a Dayside Ocean A new NASA-led study shows that Proxima b could support the existence of an ocean on its dayside, which means it could still be habitable. The post The Closest Planet Ever Discovered Outside the Solar System Could be Habitable With a Dayside Ocean appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Sunspot Solar Observatory has been Shut Down by the FBI and Nobody’s Saying Why The Sunspot Solar Observatory has been temporarily shut down and evacuated due to a security threat. The post Sunspot Solar Observatory has been Shut Down by the FBI and Nobody’s Saying Why appeared first on Universe Today. Universe Today Go to Source Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
