Astronomers have observed the Tarantula Nebula at the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud, finding that powerful magnetic fields ensure its survival and regulate star birth.
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Black Holes
Black holes are fascinating and enigmatic objects in space that have captured the imagination of scientists and the public alike. Here are some key points about black holes:
The moon and Mercury meet in the bright red 'eye of the bull' early Friday morning
The moon and Mercury will come close to the red supergiant star Aldebaran, the brightest star of Taurus the bull, in the early morning sky on Friday (June 16).
Astronauts unfurl final roll-out solar array (for now) at space station in record-tying spacewalk
NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Stephen Bowen deployed the sixth and last (for now) upgraded solar array outside of the International Space Station while Bowen tied an American spacewalk record.
How Science Fiction Sparked Our Flights to the Final Frontier
The commercial spaceflight revolution didn’t begin with Elon Musk. Or with Jeff Bezos, or Richard Branson, or any of the other billionaires who’ve spent a fortune on the final frontier over the past 20 years.
Light pollution poses serious threat to astronomy, skywatching and more, study says
Astronomers are once again ringing alarm bells about rising light pollution destroying pristine night skies. This time, though, their worries extend beyond their core discipline.
Did Life Need Plate Tectonics to Emerge?
It’s widely accepted that Earth’s plate tectonics are a key factor in life’s emergence. Plate tectonics allows heat to move from the mantle to the crust and plays a critical role in cycling nutrients. They’re also a key part of the carbon cycle that moderates Earth’s temperature.
Final launch of Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket delayed indefinitely
The final liftoff of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket, targeted for Friday (June 15), has been delayed due to "a risk to the redundancy of a critical function" on the vehicle.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield wants to protect the moon with an 'Astra Carta'
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield plans to release a new space sustainability plan formulated with King Charles III. The plan borrows its name from the famous Magna Carta.
Startup PLD Space to Launch Europe’s First Reusable Rocket
PLD Space could launch its suborbital Miura-1 rocket this month.
Out of this world accommodation: What sci-fi gets right (and wrong) about life beyond Earth
Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 premiere is a solid but subdued affair
What will Season 2 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" bring? The possibility of hijinks, hijacks, medical emergencies, marital emergencies, action, aliens and maybe more Sybok.
More Evidence of Massive First Generation Stars
A few days ago I wrote about the search for Population III stars. These stars were the first stars of the universe. Giant beasts hundreds of times more massive than the Sun, composed only of hydrogen and helium. These massive stars would have been very short-lived, exploding as brilliant supernovae in less than a million years. But Population III stars were so massive, their supernovae were uniquely different from the ones we see today, so our best way to find evidence of them is to look for their supernova remnants. And a recent study published in Nature may have found some.
Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost
Axiom Space is using the results of science experiments conducted on its private missions aboard the International Space Station to inform the design and use of the company's own orbital laboratory.
Carbon monoxide from fires in Canada
Image: As climate change increases the risk of wildfires across the globe, the spate of fires that hit Canada in May and June suggest that 2023 is on course to be the country’s worst fire season to date. These fires not only pose a serious threat to human life, wildlife, the environment and property, they also affect air quality.
Sun-watching Proba-3 formation flyers tested for take-off
ESA’s pair of Sun-watching Proba-3 satellites have been placed in take-off configuration, one on top of the other, for testing in simulated launch and space conditions at IABG in Germany, ahead of their planned lift-off next year.
The Apollo moon landing was real, but NASA's quarantine procedure was not
On its face, the Apollo 11 quarantine protocol looked sensible. But the new research suggests that NASA's "planetary protection" efforts were largely for show.
Winners unravel Euclid #CosmicMystery with creative inspiration
Over 90 participants were up for the challenge to visualise just how much we know and don’t know in the Universe and explain the #CosmicMystery that ESA’s Euclid mission will soon begin to investigate. From songs, crochets and animations to apparel, paintings and baked goods, the creativity of participants amazed the judges.
Best Love, Death + Robots episodes
Netflix’s science fiction anthology certainly features Love, Death + Robots, but which episodes from three seasons shine the brightest?
