A new technique for processing lunar soil may help foster plant growth on the moon in hopes for sustaining more long-term lunar missions.
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Watch the half-lit last quarter moon rise tonight
The moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday at which point the lunar face is half illuminated by the light of the sun. This phase falls halfway between the full moon and the new moon.
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is felt by the space sector
The forced closure of the Silicon Valley Bank on Friday (March 10) could have a major impact on the space sector, as many space and tech companies had investments and accounts with the bank.
SpaceX is 'go' for March 14 cargo launch to space station
SpaceX is all set to launch its latest cargo mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday (March 14), provided Mother Nature cooperates.
Don’t Panic Over the Risk of an Asteroid Smashup in 2046
A newly discovered asteroid called 2023 DW has generated quite a buzz over the past week, due to an estimated 1-in-670 chance of impact on Valentine’s Day 2046. But despite a NASA advisory and the resulting scary headlines, there’s no need to put an asteroid doomsday on your day planner for that date.
A Distant Galaxy Ate All of its Friends. Now It’s All Alone
Over 13 billion years ago, the first galaxies in the Universe formed. They were elliptical, with intermediate black holes (IMBHs) at their centers surrounded by a halo of stars, gas, and dust. Over time, these galaxies evolved by flattening out into disks with a large bulge in the middle. They were then drawn together by mutual gravitational attraction to form galaxy clusters, massive collections that comprise the large-scale cosmic structure. This force of attraction also led to mergers, where galaxies and their central black holes came together to create larger spiral galaxies with central supermassive black holes (SMBHs).
U.S. military experiments hitching ride to space station on SpaceX cargo ship
SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, awaiting liftoff Tuesday from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Tuesday night from Kennedy Space Center, hauling more than 6,300 pounds of cargo to the complex, including a $35 million, half-ton payload package for the U.S. military with experiments ranging from in-space laser power beaming to weather monitoring.
'Guardians of the Galaxy #1' blasts off with brash new trailer and variant covers
Marvel Comics releases a new trailer and variant covers for "Guardians of the Galaxy #1"
Researchers Build a Telescope with a Flat Lens
The picture of the Moon in the banner might not look all that spectacular, but it is absolutely astounding from a technical perspective. What makes it so unique is that it was taken via a telescope using a completely flat lens. This type of lens, called a metalens, has been around for a while, but a team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) recently made the largest one ever. At eight cm in diameter, it was large enough to use in an actual telescope – and produce the above picture of the Moon, however, blurred it might be.
'Khan!!! The Musical!' is a wacky 'Star Trek' adaptation best served live Off-Broadway
"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" becomes a crazy off-Broadway show in "Khan!!! The Musical!"
NASA wants new 'deorbit tug' to bring space station down in 2030
NASA plans to develop a deorbit tug that will be ready to bring the International Space Station down in 2030.
Sorry, Spock, but planet Vulcan's real-life doppelgänger doesn't exist
A real-life version of Spock's home exoplanet in the 'Star Trek' universe has turned out to be nothing more than fiction.
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' takes home 7 Oscars, including Best Picture
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12).
Proton rocket launches classified Russian government satellite
A Proton rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Credit: Roscosmos
A Proton rocket launched Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting into a high-altitude orbit a classified Russian government satellite Western analysts believe is designed to eavesdrop on other countries’ radio transmissions.
Here's the devastating impact a super-Earth would have on our solar system
A study simulated what would happen if a super-Earth orbited in the middle of our solar system, and the results are chaotic.
More lunar missions means more space junk around the moon – two scientists are building a catalog to track the trash
Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity's starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth.
China launches pair of mysterious Earth-mapping satellites (video)
China launched a pair of Tianhui cartography satellites on March 9 to boost the country's Earth observation and mapping capabilities.
A Human Migration to Space is NOT so Inevitable, says New Research
“It is possible even with existing technology, if done in the most efficient ways. New methods are needed, but none goes beyond the range of present-day knowledge. The challenge is to bring the goal of space colonization into economic feasibility now, and the key is to treat the region beyond Earth not as a void but as a culture medium, rich in matter and energy. Then, in a time short enough to be useful, the exponential growth of colonies can reach the point at which the colonies can be of great benefit to the entire human race.”
Double trouble! Two pairs of giant black holes spotted on collision course
Two pairs of giant black holes set to collide have been spotted by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the first evidence of such a cosmic collision.
Europe's 1st ever Jupiter mission in 'home straight' ahead of April launch
Europe's first Jupiter-bound mission is in the final stages of preparations for its launch on April 13 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
