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We’ll be Building Self-Replicating Probes to Explore the Milky Way Sooner Than you Think. Why Haven’t ETIs?
The future can arrive in sudden bursts. What seems a long way off can suddenly jump into view, especially when technology is involved. That might be true of self-replicating machines. Will we combine 3D printing with in-situ resource utilization to build self-replicating space probes?
The Tin Man gets his heart in 'The Orville' Season 3 episode 7 'From Unknown Graves'
We also get our first look at the "builders" who originally constructed the Kaylon artificial lifeforms
Dim Pluto reaches its brightest as the third-quarter moon meets Mars in the night sky
Here's how to observe these solar system worlds overnight Wednesday (July 20) and Thursday (July 21).
Hypersonic air-breathing weapon concept passes 2nd flight test
Two major U.S. defense contractors announced the successful test flight of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, on Monday (July 18).
Space flames and microgravity liquids: Astronauts mark 20 years with space station equipment
In space, no one wants to deal with the cleanup from liquids, flames or other messy science experiments.
James Webb Space Telescope's atmosphere studies could provide clues to land and sea on alien worlds
The James Webb Space Telescope could reveal hints about exoplanet surfaces by studying the planets' atmospheric temperatures and moisture levels.
Supply chain issues delay Northrop Grumman’s next space station cargo flight
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft in the grip of the International Space Station’s Canadian-built robotic arm June 28, just prior to the cargo freighter’ departure. Credit: NASA
Northrop Grumman’s next resupply flight to the International Space Station has been delayed from mid-August to mid-October by supply chain issues, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.
Black holes may die differently than we thought
New research motivated by string theory suggests possible, and equally strange, fates for evaporating black holes.
These 2 private companies aim to beat SpaceX to Mars with 2024 flight
Two private companies, Relativity Space and Impulse Space, unveiled plans for the first commercial flight to Mars in 2024 using reusable rockets.
A Black Hole Lurks in a Galaxy Near Our Own
Astronomers have found a dormant black hole orbiting a massive blue star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Europe hits record-high temperatures as satellites track heat wave from space
Smashed temperature records, wildfires and broiling soil are revealed in satellite data as Europe swelters in an extreme heatwave that is set to exacerbate a months-long drought.
Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before
One argument in favor of space exploration highlights benefits that help study, monitor and address serious concerns on Earth, like climate change and food production.
Radio “Heartbeat” Teases Fast Radio Burst Origins
Scientists have observed pulses from a fast radio burst, suggesting the flash might have come from a neutron star.
NASA delays ice-hunting VIPER moon rover launch to 2024, a one-year slip
NASA has delayed to launch of its VIPER moon rover to 2024, a one-year slip, due to the need for tests of its Astrobotic lunar lander.
James Webb Space Telescope's 'jewel-filled' photo is stunning. But what are we even looking at here?
On July 12, NASA revealed the deepest image of the universe ever taken, courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope. But what's really happening in this historic image?
Sotheby's to auction Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts
Sotheby's is set to auction items from Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts collection.
Space tourism is looking for liftoff in China
Chinese launch services company CAS Space has signed a cooperation agreement with a giant state-owned travel company in an apparent boost for fledgling space tourism efforts in China.
Massive stellar pairs spewing X-rays offer a glimpse into the Milky Way's past
Massive binary star systems in the galaxy form at the edges of open clusters or the leading edge of a spiral arm, a team of astronomers found.
A helping hand for Mars
The mission to return martian samples back to Earth will see a European 2.5 metre-long robotic arm pick up tubes filled with precious soil from Mars and transfer them to a rocket for an historic interplanetary delivery.
Betelgeuse and Antares Have Been Observed for Over 2,000 Years. Astronomers can use This to Figure out how old They are
Stars don’t usually evolve fast enough for humans to notice them change within one lifetime. Even a hundred lifetimes won’t do – astronomical processes are just too slow. But not always. There are some phases of stellar evolution that happen quickly, and when they do, they can be tracked. A new paper posted to ArXiv last week uses astronomical observations found in ancient Roman texts, medieval astronomical logs, and manuscripts from China’s Han Dynasty to trace the recent evolution of several bright stars, including red supergiant Antares, and Betelgeuse: one of the most dynamic stars in our sky. With observations from across the historical record, the paper suggests that Betelgeuse may have just recently passed through the ‘Hertzsprung gap,’ the transitional phase between a main sequence star and its current classification as a red supergiant.
