Space

The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals The Wonders Of The Universe

The first f ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Aug 8 2022 - 8:36pm

Artemis One Scrubbed, Valve Issues. Aborting A Launch Is Not Failure.

T he launch of the new SLS rocket for the mission Artemis I was scrubbed earlier today due to valve issues. Rocket engines, especially multi engine systems are very complex and dynamic systems in which any sign of a problem means the best policy is to ab ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Aug 29 2022 - 1:30pm

Why Astronomers Keep Looking For Dark Matter

Scientists know very little about the matter that makes up the galaxies in the Universe. About 20% of the matter in galaxies is visible or baryonic: subatomic particles like protons, neutrons and electrons. The other 80%, referred to as “dark matter”, rem ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2022 - 4:44pm

Rare Diamonds Came From Outer Space

Scientists have confirmed the existence of lonsdaleite, a rare hexagonal form of diamond named after British crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale, in ureilite meteorites from the mantle of a planet in our solar system. According to the new findings, a large ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 13 2022 - 8:20am

The Strange, Shape-Shifting Bubble Around The Solar System

New research, published in Nature Astronomy ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Oct 21 2022 - 8:53am

WDJ2147-4035: Oldest Star In Our Galaxy Identified

A faint white dwarf star as well as the remains of its orbiting planetary system are over ten billion years old, according to a new estimate. WDJ2147-4035 is the oldest dead star with an evolved planetary system found to-date. A white dwarf is a star that ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2022 - 9:16am

Scientists Enrich Our Understanding Of 3200 Phatheon’s Orientation

Researchers from the U.S. ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Nov 14 2022 - 9:48pm

Case For Moon- Open Ended Positive Future For Humans Based On Planetary Protection- Executive Summary

Are you keen on humans in space, but skeptical about colonization of Mars as our first objective for space exploration? Do you think we will start with settlements supported from Earth, such as we already have in inhospitable places such as Antarctica? Do ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 2 2022 - 12:59pm

Why Doesn't NASA Respond To Public Concerns On Its Samples From Mars Environmental Impact Statement?

First for anyone who doesn't know, NASA’s perseverance rover is currently collecting small samples of rock and leaving them on the surface in tubes on Mars. NASA want to return them some time around 2033 and they plan to return its Mars samples of ro ...

Article - Robert Walker - Dec 23 2022 - 4:31am

Why Doesn't NASA Respond To Public Concerns On Its Samples From Mars Environmental Impact Statement? (short Version For Experts)