Astronomers have discovered the slowest spinning radio-emitting neutron star ever seen; It takes almost an hour to complete a full rotation. That might sound pretty fast, but these dead stars are known to spin so fast that some make 700 full rotations each. second. Even the slowest of the nearly 3,000 radio-emitting neutron stars, or… Read More »
A Vulcan rocket belonging to United Launch Alliance made its first flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 8. Fuel problems cut short the mission to the moon. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI February 5 (UPI) — NASA will conduct science experiments on the Moon in 2024 for the first time since 1972.… Read More »
NASA will conduct science experiments on the Moon in 2024 for the first time since 1972. Thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, these projects will open new areas of scientific possibilities. As part of several projects launched this year, teams of scientists, including myself, will conduct radio astronomy from the south pole and the… Read More »
Space scientists are keen to preserve the option of doing astronomy from the moon. There are plans to place astronomical hardware on the lunar surface, such as supercooled infrared telescopes, an array of gravitational wave detectors, large Arecibo-like radio telescopes, and even “peek-a-boo” instruments tuned to look for evidence. Aliens “out there”. Yes, the future… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and farthest fast radio bursts ever detected to this unusual cosmic home: a rare group of “blob-like” galaxies. The unexpected discovery could shed more light on what… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and farthest fast radio bursts ever detected to this unusual cosmic home: a rare group of “blob-like” galaxies. The unexpected discovery could shed more light on what… Read More »