Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Results from a new survey of astronomers and geophysicists show that these sciences have a systemic bullying problem; one that is disproportionately worse for women and those from minority groups. In a survey carried out by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) last year of over 650 […]
NASA’s Juno Mission observed pulsating electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in Jupiter’s dawn magnetosphere that periodically expel energetic heavy ions into the atmosphere, producing stunning X-ray pulsations as captured by ESA XMM-Newton. Credit: ESA/NASA/Yao/Dunn An international research team led by YAO Zhonghua from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the […]
A Proton rocket carried the new laboratory into orbit from the famous Baikonur spaceport ROSCOSMOS A Russian rocket has departed the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, to deliver a new science module to the International space station (ISS). The 13m-long, 20-tonne Nauka laboratory will go on the rear of the orbiting platform, […]
One idea to keep the planet from heating up is to seed an upper layer of the atmosphere with aerosols that would reflect a portion of the sun’s energy back into space. (Image credit: Image Source via Getty Images) A high-altitude balloon mission would investigate a controversial way to reduce […]
(Image credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) Ancient “megaripples” as tall as five-story buildings are hiding deep under Louisiana, and their unique geology indicates that they formed in the immediate aftermath of the asteroid strike that killed the nonavian dinosaurs, a new study finds. The 52-foot-tall (16 meters) megaripples are about […]
Early this morning, from their Launch Site One facility in West Texas, Blue Origin made history as it conducted the first crewed flight of its New Shepardlaunch vehicle. The crew consisted of four commercial astronauts: Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, aerospace pioneer Wally Funk, and 18-year old student […]
A view of the Apollo Vent Field at the northern Gorda Ridge, where samples were collected by the ROV Hercules for studying microbial predators. Credit: OET/Nautilus Live Researchers Emphasize the Need for Baseline Information of Microbial Food Webs The hydrothermal vent fluids from the Gorda Ridge spreading center in the […]
A SuperBIT optical and ultraviolet composite image of the ‘Pillars of Creation’, trunks of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light years away in the direction of the constellation of Serpens. Credit: SuperBIT team, from Romualdez et al. (2018) SPIE 10702 Durham, Toronto and Princeton Universities have teamed […]
Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard craft launches on July 20, 2021, in Van Horn, Texas. The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos spent a few minutes in space Tuesday on Blue Origin’s first human mission, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible […]
Composition of images of Centaurus A in the optical range (ESO/WFI) and X-rays (NASA/CXC/CfA). Centaurus A is a massive galaxy that is in the process of merging with a neighboring spiral. Credits: ESO/WFI (Optical), MpIfR/ESO/Apex/ A.Weiss et al. (submillimeter); NASA/CXC/CfA/R. Kraft et al. (X-rays) An international team anchored by the […]