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This is Part 4 of a series on a recent study claiming the Universe is decelerating. You can read Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 here. So I got an email ...
Conventional wisdom has it that stars keep their spherical shape because of the careful balance between gravitational pressure and the internal pressu...
Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials to build everything fro...
Models help scientists understand everything from the particles that make up the universe to massive superstructures of galaxies at the beginning of t...
At a young age, we're told how the Sun warms the Earth and makes life possible. That idea sticks with most of us for life. But when we want to underst...
October and November 2024 proved to be particularly productive for gravitational wave astronomy. Within the two months, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collabora...
Most people interested in space exploration already know lunar dust is an absolute nightmare to deal with. We’re already reported on numerous potentia...
Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already proven they could handle spaceflight. Fruit flies travelled aboard a V-2 rocket in 1947, becomin...
As stars age, they expand. That’s bad news for planets orbiting close to their stars, according to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the...
For decades, astronauts traveling to space were forced to subsist on a diet that largely consisted of freeze-dried and packaged food. This changed wit...
Latest space science insights: This New Robot Has A Clever Spin On Lunar Mining...
Latest space science insights: Scientists Just Built A 1-Kilometer Resolution Digital Twin Of Earth...