When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. NGC 3972, located 66 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, was one of 10 galaxies used to measure the expansion of the universe in a new study. | Credit: Yuval Harpaz, data via JWST Observations by the… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Anthem. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Scientists are turning to machine learning to aid in extraterrestrial sample analysis. “This machine learning algorithm can help us by quickly filtering the data and showing us which data might be the most… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Phosphine molecules seen around Venus, the second planet from the Sun. | Credit: NASA/Robert Lea New preliminary evidence for phosphine and ammonia in the Venusian atmosphere deepens the mystery behind what produces these gases. The puzzling origins of phosphine,… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Credit: Astroscale Astroscale’s ADRAS-J orbital inspection mission captured every aspect of the target piece of space debris up close. The stunning images of the 36-foot (11-meter) long rocket stage were captured from a distance of just 164 feet (50… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. European Space Agency reserve astronaut John McFall participates in a parabolic flight supported by the agency and Novespace in Bordeaux, France, on April 6, 2023. McFall is the first reserve astronaut with a disability. | Credit: ESA/Novespace Just days… Read More »
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As the full moon shines in the night sky this weekend, take a moment to enjoy its beauty and seek out the vast, dark plain. The view on the surface… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An animation compares the path of Apophis in 2029 to a swarm of satellites orbiting Earth. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The European Space Agency is accelerating a new mission called Ramses that will fly to a near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. It won’t be alone when a cruise ship-sized asteroid passes within 32,000 kilometers (19,883 miles) of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency announced that its new Ramses spacecraft will be able to… Read More »
Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket, years behind schedule, made its maiden flight on Tuesday, blasting off from the European Space Agency’s forested launch pad in French Guiana in a bid to restore Europeans’ independent access to space. Faced with increasingly fierce international competition, European space agencies see Ariane 6 as a critical tool to reestablish… Read More »
When it comes to tools, the more they are used, the less reliable they become. And of course, by the way Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO) device at NASA and European Space Agency‘S SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) The spacecraft did an excellent job providing us with images. recent strong geomagnetic solar stormsis… Read More »