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The 'twin paradox' shows us what it really means for time to be relative
What goes for moving clocks goes for everything else; physics, chemistry and biology all operate at a slower pace in moving frames of reference.
Merging Supermassive Black Holes Gives us a New Way to Measure the Universe
The study of black holes has advanced immensely in the past few years. In 2015, the first gravitational waves were observed by scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). This finding confirmed what Einstein predicted a century before with General Relativity and offered new insight into black hole mergers. In 2019, scientists with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration shared the first image of a supermassive black hole (SMBH), which resides at the center of the M87 galaxy.
Solar flares: What are they and how do they affect Earth?
There are five different types of solar flares. Discover what solar flares are, what causes them and the effects they have on Earth in our solar flare guide.
Watch the Humans to Mars Summit 2022: Red Planet travel and international relations take center stage
The 2022 Humans to Mars Summit kicks off on Tuesday (May 17) in Washington, D.C.
Meet the crew of Blue Origin's NS-21 space tourism mission
The six crewmembers include one person who has flown to space with Blue Origin before.
The science and cargo of Boeing's OFT-2 Starliner mission to the space station
Making sure Starliner is ready to carry astronauts involves a crucial step in the scientific process: experimentation.
Blue Origin's NS-21 space tourism launch: When to watch and what to know
The fifth crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle is scheduled to lift off Friday (May 20) at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT).
What is astronomical twilight?
Astronomical twilight is the darkest phase of twilight that a viewer sees before the last refracted sunlight leaves the horizon. It usually occurs twice a day.
Did a 5th Giant Planet Mess up the Orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
The solar system’s current planetary orbits seem stable, but that’s only because the planets have settled into them over billions of years. The early solar system was a much different place than that seen today, and for almost 20 years, scientists thought they had a good handle on how it got that way. But more recently, data had started pointing to some flaws in that understanding – especially about how the giant planets in the outer solar system got where they are today. Now an international team of astrophysicists thinks they have a better understanding of that process, and they believe it could help solve a long-standing argument about the early solar system.
Geostationary comsats delivered to Florida for SpaceX launches in June
A spacecraft container is unloaded from a transport ship Saturday at Port Canaveral, Florida. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
A transport ship delivered the SES 22 and Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellites to Cape Canaveral over the weekend to prepare for two launches on SpaceX rockets in June, completing a trans-Atlantic journey from France originally planned on Russian-owned cargo planes.
NASA lander detects biggest ‘marsquake’ yet
The InSight lander’s seismometer instrument, covered by its wind and thermal shield, on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s InSight lander operating on the surface of Mars has detected the most powerful seismic tremor ever measured on another planet, a “marsquake” estimated at magnitude 5, strong enough to reveal new insights about the deep Martian interior.
Save $150 on a Panasonic Lumix G100 camera
If you're looking for a new camera then now could be the time to grab one as B&H Photo Video has discounted the Panasonic Lumix G100 by $150.
Astronomers Find a Star That Contains 65 Different Elements
Have you ever held a chunk of gold in your hand? Not a little piece of jewelry, but an ounce or more? If you have, you can almost immediately understand what drives humans to want to possess it and know where it comes from.
Lego's exclusive Ulysses space probe set returns for VIP members May 17!
Lego will re-release its Ulysses solar probe set exclusively to VIP members on May 17, 2022 while supplies last.
Scouring Through old Hubble Images Turned up 1,000 new Asteroids
Researchers have found over 1,700 asteroid trails in archived Hubble data from the last 20 years. While many of the asteroids are previously known, more than 1,000 are not. What good are another 1,000 asteroids? Like all asteroids, they could hold valuable clues to the Solar System’s history.
Engineers Design an Electrical Microgrid for a Lunar Base
For seventy years, Albuquerque-based Sandia National Laboratories has been developing electrical microgrids that increase community resilience and ensure energy security. Applications include the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS), designed to support military bases abroad, and independent power systems for hospitals and regions where electrical grids are at risk of being compromised by natural disasters (like hurricanes, flooding, and earthquakes).
NASA will give Mars InSight mission update Tuesday: Listen live
NASA will issue an update on its long-running InSight Mars lander mission, and you can listen to the event live.
Rosie the Rocketeer: Meet the dummy flying on Boeing's OFT-2 test flight this week
Rosie will sit in the commander's seat during launch to make sure Starliner's center of gravity is correct.
Congress holding UFO hearing Tuesday morning: Watch it live (and what to expect)
The U.S. Congress will hold a public hearing tomorrow (May 17) on reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) skirting through our skies, and you can watch it live.
Eurovision gets a call from International Space Station astronaut
Samantha Cristoforetti said music is the perfect complement to spaceflight.
