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What time is it on the moon? How a lunar clock debate led to an out-of-this-world timepiece
What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history.
Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says
A bizarre 'ultraluminous X-ray source' shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.
One in Ten Stars Ate a Jupiter (Or Bigger)
In space, cataclysmic events happen to stars all the time. Some explode as supernovae, some get torn apart by black holes, and some suffer other fates. But when it comes to planets, stars turn the tables. Then it’s the stars who get to inflict destruction.
China to launch communications relay satellite to the moon in early 2024
Queqiao 2 ('Magpie Bridge 2') will launch early next year and will be used to support China's upcoming Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 robotic moon missions.
Apparent meteorite strikes house in New Jersey (photos)
A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
Building Planetary Systems That Could Last Forever
Vacations can be quite enjoyable. Visiting historic cities, lounging in the Sun on a tropical beach, or snuggling up at a cozy mountain resort. But while the destinations are great, traveling itself can be a chore. Crowds, cramped flights, delays. It would be great if there were some short cut to our destination. Now imagine the vacationers of a galactic empire. It’s great to visit the diamond shores of Exoticon 5, but nobody enjoys all that mucking about in hyperspace. So why not bring these worlds closer to home? That’s the idea behind a study recently published in MNRAS. It basically looks at how a super-advanced civilization might pack a bunch of planets into the habitable zone of a single star.
Rare 'backward' sunspot could create supercharged auroras this week
A reverse polarity sunspot is continuing to bombard Earth with powerful solar flares and ejections of plasma that could create auroras as far south as the mid-latitudes of the globe on May 10 and 11.
Enormous M87 galaxy looks like giant potato in 1st-ever 3D map (image)
Astronomers have created a 3D map of the massive elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and gotten a better estimate of the mass of its central supermassive black hole.
The Moon Deimos Might Be a Piece of Mars
Surprising new results from the United Arab Emirates' Hope probe call the origin of Mars's smaller moon into question.
The Eta Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Stay up late and wish upon a falling star
The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.
China builds simulated moon chamber to prep for crewed lunar landings (video)
Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.
Meet 'Scary Barbie,' a black hole slaughtering a star in the brightest way possible
Astronomers detected one of the brightest and most energetic cosmic objects ever observed in the form of a star being torn to shreds by a supermassive black hole.
NASA Uses Powerful Transmitters to Talk to Deep Space Spacecraft. Will Other Civilizations Receive Those Signals?
In a recent study submitted to the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, a pair of researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) examine the likelihood of extraterrestrial intelligent civilizations intercepting outward transmissions from NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) that are aimed at five deep space spacecraft: Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, and New Horizons. Members of the public are free to track such transmissions at DSN Now, which displays real-time data of outgoing and incoming transmissions to all spacecraft at various times.
Mandalorian Darksaber Force FX Elite Lightsaber review
A replica worthy of the Armorer herself.
NASA may shift New Horizons Pluto probe to sun-studying mission
The future of NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is uncertain following debates at NASA over how best to use the spacecraft.
NASA platform used to launch Apollo 11 to the moon set for demolition
NASA's Mobile Launch Platform-3, from which the first astronauts departed Earth to fly around and land on the moon now, itself, only has a limited time left on the planet.
The 1st photo of Earth from Europe's powerful new satellite is amazing
Europe's newest weather satellite has snapped an image of the Earth from space, revealing our planet in incredible detail.
Chasms on the flanks of a martian volcano
Mars has some of the most impressive volcanoes in the Solar System. ESA’s Mars Express has now imaged the pitted, fissured flank of the planet’s second-tallest: Ascraeus Mons.
Chasing SpaceX: The Commercial Space Race Gets a Reality Check
Can anyone keep up with SpaceX in the commercial space race?
We Can Only Bring 30 Samples of Mars Back to Earth. How Do We Decide?
The Mars Sample Return Mission is one of the most ambitious missions ever conceived. Though the samples won’t be returned to Earth until 2033 at the earliest, the Perseverance Rover is busy collecting them right now. Ideally, Perseverance could gather as many samples as we like and ship them all back to Earth. But of course, that’s not possible.
