As humans prepare to return to the moon after an absence of more than half a century, researchers have hit on a radical approach to…
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Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe
Earth’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe. Nasa’s…
View More Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probePhysicist Claudia de Rham: ‘Gravity connects everything, from a person to a planet’
Prof Claudia de Rham is a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London, developing and testing “new models and paradigms” at the intersection of gravity, cosmology…
View More Physicist Claudia de Rham: ‘Gravity connects everything, from a person to a planet’Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programs
The head of Nasa has warned of China bolstering its space capabilities by using civilian programs to mask military objectives, cautioning that Washington must remain…
View More Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programsAstronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times mass of sun
Astronomers have discovered an enormous black hole which formed in the aftermath of an exploding star a mere 2,000 light years from Earth. BH3 is…
View More Astronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times mass of sunWorld’s top cosmologists convene to question conventional view of the universe
If you zoomed out on the universe, well beyond the level of planets, stars or galaxies, you would eventually see a vast, evenly speckled expanse…
View More World’s top cosmologists convene to question conventional view of the universeNew 3D cosmic map raises questions over future of universe, scientists say
The biggest ever 3D map of the universe, featuring more than 6m galaxies, has been revealed by scientists who said it raised questions about the…
View More New 3D cosmic map raises questions over future of universe, scientists sayMoon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system
The White House wants Nasa to figure out how to tell time on the moon. A memo sent on Tuesday from the head of the…
View More Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference systemWhat could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared? – podcast
The sun is currently ramping up to hit the peak of its 11-year activity cycle. In the past few days, powerful solar eruptions have sent…
View More What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared? – podcastSpaceX’s Starship destroyed on return to Earth at end of third test flight
SpaceX’s Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, was destroyed during its return to Earth after nearly completing its third test flight. The…
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