The well-known star cluster Messier 4 might have an elusive, midsize black hole hidden at its center, but the evidence isn’t conclusive yet.
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There's a New Supernova in a Familiar Galaxy. You Can See it in a Small Telescope
The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as M101, is a spiral galaxy just 21 million light years away. It’s a popular galaxy for photographs because it’s oriented to us face-on. This means you can see the bright whorled spirals and dark cloud regions, even in amateur photographs. Since it’s relatively close and bright, you can get a good view of it, even with a small telescope. It also happens to have a supernova at the moment.
United Arab Emirates Announces New Mission to the Asteroid Belt
An ambitious new mission from the United Arab Emirates would fly closely and speedily by seven main-belt asteroids.
A cosmic magnifying glass: What is gravitational lensing?
Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope as it images some of the most distant and faint early galaxies.
North Korea says its rocket launch failed, 1st spy satellite lost
North Korean state media reported that the launch of the nation's first spy satellite on Wednesday (May 31) was unsuccessful due to a stage-separation issue.
UFOs will remain mysterious without better data, NASA study team says
During the opening remarks in today's meeting of NASA's UAP study team, members stressed that the biggest roadblock standing between us and understanding unidentified phenomena is a lack of data.
Metal fuel for carbon-free energy on Earth… and the Moon
Everything burns. Given the right environment, all matter can burn by adding oxygen, but finding the right mix and generating enough heat makes some materials combust more easily than others. Researchers interested in knowing more about a type of fire called discrete burning used ESA’s microgravity experiment facilities to investigate.
SpaceX delivers 52 more Starlink satellites into orbit
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:02 p.m. PDT Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX
Another batch of 52 Starlink satellites launched late Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on the way to join SpaceX’s fleet of more than 4,000 spacecraft beaming broadband signals around the world.
Robots in orbit are becoming even more popular. There are still many technical challenges ahead.
Robots will be one of the keys to the expanding in-space economy. As launch costs decrease, hopefully significantly when Starship and other massive lift systems come online, the most significant barrier to entry for the space economy will finally come down. So what happens then? Two acronyms have been popping up in the literature with increasing frequency – in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) and On-orbit servicing (OOS). Over a series of articles, we’ll look at some papers detailing what those acronyms mean and where they might be going shortly. First, we’ll examine how robots fit into the equation.
NASA's Mars Helicopter Went Silent for Six Agonizing Days
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has exceeded everyone’s expectations, recently completing its 51st flight when it was supposed to fly just a few times as a demonstration mission. But flights 50 and 51 almost didn’t happen.
Boeing faces 'emerging issues' ahead of Starliner capsule's 1st crewed flight in July, NASA says
A recently completed 'checkpoint review' of Boeing's upcoming crewed flight test to the International Space Station identified several issues to address before the planned July 21 liftoff.
Tune in for first Mars livestream
For one hour on Friday 2 June, join ESA on YouTube for a space first as live images stream down direct from Mars – this will be the closest you can get to a live view from the Red Planet.
A Third of Planets Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars Could be in the Habitable Zone
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a pair of researchers from the University of Florida (UF) examine orbital eccentricities for exoplanets orbiting red dwarf (M dwarf) stars and determined that one-third of them—which encompass hundreds of millions throughout the Milky Way—could exist within their star’s habitable zone (HZ), which is that approximate distance from their star where liquid water can exist on the surface. The researchers determined the remaining two-thirds of exoplanets orbiting red dwarfs are too hot for liquid water to exist on their surfaces due to tidal extremes, resulting in a sterilization of the planetary surface.
'Futurama' fuels up for Season 8 as Hulu's reboot blasts off this summer
'Futurama' flies once again for an eighth season on Hulu this summer.
Final 'Strange New Worlds' trailer reminds us why it's the best 'Star Trek' on TV
Paramount Plus has released a final trailer for the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," promising more of the cerebral sci-fi the franchise is known for.
Babylon 5: The Road Home — Everything we know about the Babylon 5 animated movie
The story of the last of the Babylon stations continues in "The Road Home", a time-hopping adventure reuniting many of the original cast.
Hubble Space Telescope hunts for a black hole among a brilliant field of stars (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a distant star cluster that could help us better understand how such clusters evolve and even reveal the elusive black holes at their hearts.
China plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030
China could land astronauts near the south pole of the moon before the end of the decade, according to statements made by officials with the country's space agency.
Register for ESA’s first Earth observation commercialisation event
Registration is now open for ESA’s first-ever Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum. Taking place at ESA Headquarters in Paris from 30 to 31 October 2023, investors, institutions, entrepreneurs and companies of any size from the Earth observation sector will now be able to come together and discuss the commercial potential and challenges of Earth observation, together with the technical, industrial and risk-capital support available to European companies.
Private astronauts splash down to close out 9-day commercial research mission
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This is How NASA Wanted to Rescue Space Shuttle Astronauts
For most of us, this would be a nightmare.
