How much would you be willing to spend to remove a piece of space debris? Does $102 million sound like enough? That is how much a contract between the European Space Agency (ESA) and a Swiss start-up named ClearSpace SA is worth, and the entire contract is to simply remove a single piece of space debris.
An astronomical mystery dating back to the year when director Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released might be one giant leap closer to being solved.
Thanks to a bit of help from a particle accelerator, scientists have discovered an unusual amulet interred with a 2000-year-old mummy.
On May 18, 1991, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev departed Earth for the Soviet space station Mir. While he was up there, the country that had sent him ceased to exist, making Krikalev – for a few months at least – the “last Soviet citizen”.
If you’ve spent every ounce of your spare time obsessively binge-watching HBO’s The Vow, then you’ll be happy to hear there’s a new cult-themed watch to add to your list.
The NASA Perseverance Rover has a device aboard called MOXIE that will convert the air available on Mars into oxygen.
In a new paper published in the Astronomical Journal, astronomers from the United States, Canada and Europe provide a detailed characterization of the physical properties and orbital evolution of the asteroid 2020 CD3 — Earth’s second discovered temporary natural satellite, or minimoon. Their results prove that 2020 CD3 is a natural body and not some relic piece of human-made space junk.
The mysterious sighting has made several people believe that aliens are visiting structures like Stonehenge
Source: Kiro 7 Last week a nearly 12-foot monolith was discovered in a Utah desert. A crew from the Utah Department of Public Safety and Division of Wildlife Resources spotted the gleaming object. Officials said the smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah.Content Continues Below Seattle also
Source: New Atlas Hydrogen holds great potential as a clean energy source, largely because it produces no CO2 and only emits water vapor when used in a fuel cell. Most production, however, requires the use of fossil fuels, which has motivated much research into cleaner methods. A research team working in this area has made
