Space

An atomic clock that could revolutionize space travel just passed its first test 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2021
The Deep Space Atomic Clock could help spacecraft reach distant destinations on their own

By David Aragorn
This moon-sized white dwarf is the smallest ever found 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2021
The dead star is also spinning extremely fast and has a powerful magnetic field

By David Aragorn
Gravitational waves reveal the first known mergers of a black hole and neutron star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 30, 2021
An elusive source of ripples in spacetime has finally been found

By David Aragorn
New type of supernova discovered by astronomers 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 29, 2021
Astronomers have discovered a new type of supernova, or star explosion, and it provides a new window into the violent life cycle of stars. The new research, focused on supernova 2018zd, confirms a prediction made by University of Tokyo astronomer Ken’ichi Nomoto more than 40 years ago.

By David Aragorn
Giant ghostly ‘hand’ stretches through space in new X-ray views 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 29, 2021
An enormous ghostly hand stretches through the depths of space, its wispy fingers pressing against a glowing cloud.

By David Aragorn
‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 28, 2021
Astronomers have reportedly discovered that a large object moving from the outer reaches of the solar system will approach as close as Saturn’s orbit in the next decade.

By David Aragorn
Tide Teams up With NASA to Help Astronauts Do Laundry in Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 26, 2021
It’s one small step for stains…

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Watches Fast Blast Wave from Exploded Star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 25, 2021
A stellar structure known as the ‘Hand of God’ is a nebula of energy and particles blown by a pulsar left behind after a star exploded in our Milky Way Galaxy. Otherwise known as MSH 15-52 or G320.4-1.2, the object is located some 17,000 light-years away in the constellation of Circinus. Astronomers estimate that light from the supernova explosion reached Earth about 1,700 years ago, or when the Mayan empire was flourishing and the Jin dynasty ruled China. Previously, astronomers had released a full view of the structure. In a paper in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, they report how quickly the supernova remnant associated with the hand is moving, as it strikes a cloud of gas called RCW 89; the inner edge of this cloud forms a gas wall located about 35 light-years from the center of the explosion.

By David Aragorn
Dark matter may slow the rotation of the Milky Way’s central bar of stars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 25, 2021
A cosmic analog of tree rings hints at how the bar’s spin slowed over time

By David Aragorn
NASA studying larger Mars helicopters 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 25, 2021
With the Ingenuity helicopter continuing to demonstrate its abilities on Mars, NASA engineers are examining concepts for larger, more capable rotorcraft that could be flown on future missions.

By David Aragorn