Stars are initially powered by the fusion of hydrogen to helium. These ashes serve as fuel in a series of stages, transforming massive stars into a structure of shells. These are composed of natal hydrogen on the outside and consecutively heavier co
The launch was remarkable: a booster rocket with twice the power of the Apollo programme’s Saturn V lancing into the early-morning sky on a tight, bright column of blue-tinged flame. But that wonder has been seen four times before. It was the landing
Two for two! A duo of interacting galaxies commemorates the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which takes constant observations, including images and highly detailed data known as spectra. Its operations have led to a “
Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe's Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can launch missions from low-Earth orbit and farther out into deep space. "A completely new rocket is not launched o
Since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been sending a steady radio signal to Earth, but the signal does not contain usable data. The source of the issue appears to be with one of three onboard computers, the flight data subsystem (FDS),
A new project known as the Habitable World Observatory aims to better understand near-Earth exoplanets and study those that could support life. NASA is contemplating an ambitious project: the Habitable World Observatory (HWO), whose mission is d
As light travels through space, it gets stretched by the expansion of the universe. This is why many of the most distant objects shine in infrared light, which is longer in wavelength than visible light. We can't see this ancient light with our eyes,
US space agency rejoices after re-entry of spacecraft that should clear way for possible lunar landing of astronauts by 2025. Orion’s return brings to a completion the first flight of Artemis I... The Guardian: Nasa’s uncrewed Orion capsule spla
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a first step toward defending Earth from threatening space rocks. Traveling at 14,000 miles per hour, a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid on Monday evening. But the crash was intentional: NASA mea
Climate kills, science saves. During this summer of drought and fires, the best news have been scientific. Energy, inflation, and war made the covers, but some of the achievements in science cast light on a troubled world: the James Webb spatial tele
The pictures show elements of the universe as they were 13bn years ago, reshaping our understanding of the cosmos Nasa has released an image of far-flung galaxies as they were 13bn years ago, the first glimpse from the most powerful telescope ever la
Virgin Orbit expects to perform its first launch from England in late August, pending award of a British launch license, a company executive said May 25. In a speech at Space Tech Expo here, Jim Simpson, chief strategy officer of Virgin Orbit, said t
According to a study, the W boson does not obey the rules of the most accepted theory of quantum materials. While the findings are yet to be confirmed, they are already reactivating ‘the search to try to explain unknown phenomena’. One of the world’s
The most distant star ever seen has been captured by the Hubble space telescope in images that appear to give a remarkable glimpse into the ancient universe. Light from the star, named Earendel, has travelled an estimated 12.9bn years to reach the Ea
A spacecraft has launched on a mission to test technology that could one day tip a dangerous asteroid off course. Nasa's Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a huge space rock from colliding with Earth. The spacecraft
Blue Origin, the space tourism company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to launch a commercial space station. Bosses said that they hope to operate the station, named "Orbital Reef," by the end of the decade. Promotional materi
The amount of water in the atmosphere of Venus is so low that even the most drought-tolerant of Earth's microbes wouldn't be able to survive there, a new study has found. The findings seem to wipe out the hope stirred by last year's discovery of mole
Scientists have detected two collisions between a neutron star and a black hole in the space of 10 days. Researchers predicted that such collisions would occur, but did not know how often. The observations could mean that some ideas of how stars and
China's Zhurong rover has sent back a batch of new images from Mars - including a "selfie". The robot, which landed in May, positioned a wireless camera on the ground and then rolled back a short distance to take the snap. To Zhurong's right is the r
Virgin Galactic has performed its third voyage to the edge of space using the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane. This flight, which took place on 22 May, was the first to take off from the company’s Spaceport America facility in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic’s
Second only to the U.S. in a fully successful Mars landing, China is now set to explore the Utopia Planitia region of the Red Planet’s surface. And then there were two: today China says it safely landed a spacecraft on Mars—for the first time in its
Back in the 1990s, experiments began trying to detect the particles that make up dark matter, the ubiquitous yet untouchable invisible material that apparently fills the cosmos. Since then, physicists have found more and more evidence that dark matte
A new chart of millions of galaxies across 11 billion years of cosmic history helps to answer some of the biggest cosmological questions. The maps we create are crucial for studying the physics that drives cosmic history. In July 2020, a 20-year proj
