PTI Birmingham (United Kingdom), October 29 All stars, including the Sun, have a finite lifespan. Stars shine through the process of nuclear fusion in which lighter atoms, such as hydrogen, fuse together…
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Traces of an ancient ocean have been discovered on Mars – Astrobiology
There has long been a debate in the scientific community about whether Mars had an ocean in its northern hemisphere at low altitude. Using topographic data, a Penn State-led research team was…
November’s lunar eclipse is a great time to spot Uranus – but you’ll need to stay up late
Mars continues to shine until November, from magnitude -1.2 to magnitude -1.8 and its disk expands from 15″ (arcseconds) to its maximum of 17″. The first of the month at midnight sees…
November’s lunar eclipse is a great time to spot Uranus – but you’ll need to stay up late
Mars continues to shine until November, from magnitude -1.2 to magnitude -1.8 and its disk expands from 15″ (arcseconds) to its maximum of 17″. The first of the month at midnight sees…
NASA won’t cancel mission to asteroid Psyche, aims for October 2023 launch
NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission ripped the head off the chopping block. The Psyche spacecraft was supposed to launch towards its namesake, a bizarre metallic space rock in the main asteroid belt, between…
A star collapses under its own weight – a black hole is born
On October 9, orbiting observatories detected the largest gamma-ray burst we have ever seen. It was so strong it affected our ionosphere. He came from beyond the stars of the constellation Sagitta…
NASA’s lunar flashlight ready to search for the Moon’s water ice
This illustration shows NASA’s lunar flashlight above the Moon. The SmallSat mission will have a very elongated orbit, taking it less than 15 kilometers above the lunar south pole to search for…
A new impact crater on Mars has discovered a ‘hidden’ cache of ice
The discovery of a new meteorite crater on Mars has revealed a potential new resource that could be crucial to NASA’s plans for future human exploration of the Red Planet. Last Christmas…
Next-gen Mars inflatable landing gear will be tested at launch next week
Technology that could help humanity land heavy hardware on Mars will be tested in space early next week. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V The rocket is expected to launch the…
NASA and ESA agree on next steps to return samples from Mars to Earth
A concept for multiple robots that would team up to transport rock and soil samples collected from the Martian surface by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover back to Earth. Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech The next…