Astronomy Research 2 months ago
What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 2: A Machine to Find Another Earth

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is being built for one purpose: to directly image another living Earth. Inside the coronagraph that must block ten bi...

Source: Universe Today

See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space
Space Technology 2 months ago
See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space

Orbiting spacecraft captured incredible views of the moon's shadow darkening Earth during the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse.

Source: Space.com

Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu helps uncover a possible ‘black hole star’ from the early universe
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu helps uncover a possible ‘black hole star’ from the early universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an exceptionally bright, red object from the early universe that may be a previously ...

Source: The Times of India

Artemis Program 2 months ago
NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence

NRO contract increases U.S. government access to satellite data used to locate radars, ships and other electronic emitters The post NRO to expand use ...

Source: SpaceNews

Astronomers discover cosmic monster that is neither star nor black hole
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Astronomers discover cosmic monster that is neither star nor black hole

James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal a mysterious object from the early universe that may be a black hole wrapped in a vast, star-like envel...

Source: Business Standard

James Webb spotted a bizarre object just 660 million years after the Big Bang that looks like an enormous star but shines with roughly 100 billion Suns’ worth of energy — because hidden inside its star-like cocoon is an accreting black hole, rather than a
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
James Webb spotted a bizarre object just 660 million years after the Big Bang that looks like an enormous star but shines with roughly 100 billion Suns’ worth of energy — because hidden inside its star-like cocoon is an accreting black hole, rather than a

MoM-BH*-1 may be a young massive black hole inside a dense, nearly dust-free gas cocoon that turns accretion power into a star-like spectrum. The post...

Source: Space Daily

Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today

On Aug. 18, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot will become the first French woman ever to perform a spacewalk, and you can watch the histor...

Source: Space.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
MOTHRA Shows Us A Star Being Recycled in the Helix Nebula

Astronomers used new MOTHRA telescope in Chile to image the famous Helix Nebula. They found 22 glowing shock waves where stellar debris from a dying s...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Mars Curiosity Rover Discovers Massive Field of Polygons

The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is primarily due to the Red Planet...

Source: Universe Today

Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu, who dropped out of engineering at 18 & loves Test cricket, is behind the 'Black Hole Star' discovery
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu, who dropped out of engineering at 18 & loves Test cricket, is behind the 'Black Hole Star' discovery

Black Hole Star: A Hyderabad-born astronomer and fellow scientists have identified a possible ‘black hole star’ using the James Webb Space Telescope. ...

Source: The Times of India

Alan Jones accuser told Ray Hadley about alleged assault, court hears
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Alan Jones accuser told Ray Hadley about alleged assault, court hears

The claims were made by a man who told police the broadcaster kissed him and touched him without consent.

Source: ABC News (AU)

Microglia activation by derepression of endogenous retroviruses drives inflammation and cellular senescence
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Microglia activation by derepression of endogenous retroviruses drives inflammation and cellular senescence

Reawakening of endogenous retroviruses due to loss of chromatin compaction causes microglia to acquire aging-associated features, leading to perturbed...

Source: Nature.com

Space Technology 2 months ago
Rocket Lab-built satellites for MDA Space begin operations in orbit (RKLB:NASDAQ) - Seeking Alpha

Rocket Lab-built satellites for MDA Space begin operations in orbit (RKLB:NASDAQ)Seeking Alpha New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 ...

Source: Slashdot.org

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Webb Captures Clearest Image Yet of the Lion Nebula

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of NGC 2392 (also known as the Lion Nebula), which Hubble previously imaged in 2000.

Source: Universe Today

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Launch Preview: Chang’e 7 headlines week of Chinese and Starlink launches

After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile… The post Launch Preview: Chang’e 7 headlines...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Space Technology 2 months ago
HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging

HEO, the Australian company that uses Earth observation satellites to take images of other spacecraft, has signed an agreement with Planet to access t...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary

By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very spe...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
NASA's SkyFall Mars Helicopters Will Feature a Revolutionary Antenna Design

Engineers developed a unique fabric-based design for a ground-penetrating radar that will be a key instrument on NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopters. The ...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Massive Exoplanets Could Form Around Supermassive Black Holes

Black holes aren't just engines of inexorable destruction. They're complex regions of space and time, and under the right conditions, giant ...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 2 months ago
New EU sanctions target leaders of Russia’s space industry

JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the Rus...

Source: SpaceNews