Archive for the ‘space’ category: Page 27
Feb 26, 2024
Giant ‘bubble’ in space could be source of powerful cosmic rays
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: particle physics, space
Scientists have identified a region in the Milky Way capable of accelerating particles to super-high energy levels.
Feb 26, 2024
Huge set of galaxies is set to form largest cluster in known universe
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
Astronomers have spotted a gargantuan protocluster – the primordial beginnings of a galaxy cluster – by searching near a quasar in the early universe.
By Alex Wilkins
Feb 26, 2024
Dracula’s Chivito: New Protoplanetary Disk discovered with Pan-STARRS
Posted by Natalie Chan in categories: materials, space
A protoplanetary disk is a disk of dense gas and dust, orbiting a newly formed star. It is assumed that planets are born by the gradual accumulation of material in such a structure, therefore discoveries and studies of protoplanetary disks are essential for improving our understanding of planetary formation processes.
Now, a team of astronomers led by Ciprian T. Berghea of the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) in Washington, DC, has discovered a new disk of this type that is associated with an infrared source known as IRAS 23077+6707. The finding was made by inspecting the Pan-STARRS data while working on a variability study of active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates.
Feb 26, 2024
ISS astronauts witness ‘spectacular’ auroras from space (photos)
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: space
Earlier this month, International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured absolutely stunning pictures of a flag-like green aurora stretching from the southern regions of the Earth far up into space.
“Every time I look out the window, I’m in awe.”
Feb 25, 2024
Galactic Wave May Have Crossed Paths With Earth, Scientists Find
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: space
The more we learn about Earth’s past, the wilder it gets.
Known as the Radcliffe Wave, astronomers have discovered that this chain of stars, gas, and dust is propagating like a wave, too.
Feb 25, 2024
Astrophysicists Create Virtual Universe To Trace Milky Way’s Origins
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: mathematics, physics, space
New mathematical models of our Milky Way Galaxy are helping a team of Argentine, Chilean and Spanish astrophysicists trace the origins of our galaxy back through time.
Feb 25, 2024
The ‘Devil comet’ will be visible during the 2024 solar eclipse
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: space
It’s not often a bright comet is near the Sun during a total solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, catch Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks’ visit to the solar system.
Feb 25, 2024
Third Time’s a Charm — Lunar Library Successfully Lands on the Moon — Backup of Human Civilization Will Last for Up To Billions of Years
Posted by Robert Bosnjak in category: space
Could we disregard author rights for the sake of putting civ backup?
And put a lot more or at least more chosen pieces (but what to choose)?
We are thrilled to announce that on February 22, 2024, our third attempt to land the Arch Mission Foundation’s 30 million page Lunar Library on the Moon has succeeded!
Feb 25, 2024
India plans to include a helicopter on its next Mars mission
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: drones, space
India’s next Mars mission could include a helicopter that follows in the footsteps of NASA’s pioneering Ingenuity drone.
India’s first-ever Mars surface mission could lift off in the early 2030s.