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Life Can Maintain a Habitable Environment in Hostile Conditions
Everybody knows that for life to thrive on any world, you need water, warmth, and something to eat. It’s like a habitability mantra. But, what other factors affect habitability? What if you relaxed the conditions conducive to life? Would it still exist? If so, what would it be?
SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy rocket for Starship Flight 6 test launch (photos)
SpaceX is getting ready for the next launch of Starship and its rocket, Super Heavy. The rocket is now poised at Starbase in south Texas for preflight testing.
How Bad Can Solar Storms Get? Ask the Trees
One of the many threats facing space travellers and indeed our own planet is that of Solar Storms. At their most minor they can grant polar latitudes with a gentle auroral display but at their most extreme they can pose a threat to technology in space, communications and even our atmosphere. Now a team of researchers have found that extreme space weather can leave its mark in tree rings, leaving evidence that can help guard against future severe events.
The Webb Discovers a Rich Population of Brown Dwarfs Outside the Milky Way
This stunning image of a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is more than just a pretty picture. It’s part of a scientific effort to understand star formation in an environment different from ours. The young star cluster is called NGC 602, and it’s very young, only about 2 or 3 million years old.
'Futurama' creator Matt Groening says 'great episodes in the works' for upcoming Season 13
Matt Groening, John DiMaggio. and Billy West led a spirited 'Futurama' celebration at New York City Comic Con this year to celebrate the upcoming 13th season of Futurama.
Headless 'Halloween comet' could already be doomed
While some are hoping for a bright "Halloween comet," astronomers say the speeding cosmic snowball has likely already broken apart.
White Dwarf Stars May be Shrouded in Extremely Light Particles Called Axions
Since the 1960s, astronomers have theorized that the Universe may be filled with a mysterious mass that only interacts with “normal matter” via gravity. This mass, nicknamed Dark Matter (DM), is essential to resolving issues between astronomical observations and General Relativity. In recent years, scientists have considered that DM may be composed of axions, a class of hypothetical elementary particles with low mass within a specific range. First proposed in the 1970s to resolve problems in the Standard Model of particle physics, these particles have emerged as a leading candidate for DM.
Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to undock Crew-8 following weeks of weather-related delays, scheduling conflicts
The three astronauts and cosmonaut of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission finally have a return date to Earth following more than seven months in space.
Mini '2001' monoliths fly into space on first flight of Blue Origin's 2nd crew ship
A number of black slabs modeled after the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey" have made the trip into space and back on the first flight of Blue Origin's second human-rated launch vehicle.
Spooky fireball blazes across Lake Erie a week before Halloween (video)
A fireball lit up the skies over Lake Erie on Monday (Oct. 21) evening, eliciting hundreds of witness reports to the American Meteor Society.
NASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA Mission
Some of the most cataclysmic and mysterious events in the cosmos only reveal themselves by their gravitational waves. We’ve detected some of them with our ground-based detectors, but the size of these detectors is limited. The next step forward in gravitational wave (GW) astronomy is a space-based detector: LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna.
Boeing-built communications satellite breaks up in orbit. 'Total loss,' operator says
The Intelsat-33e satellite is in pieces following some kind of problem in geostationary orbit, according to the company and US Space Force. An investigation is ongoing.
The affordable Celestron Nature DX 12x56 binoculars are now even better value with 32% off the regular price
Rugged, waterproof and fog-proof, these binoculars are a great introduction to stargazing or birdwatching and currently have a $79 saving.
'Predator: Badlands' coming to theaters in fall 2025
Disney and 20th Century Studios confirm that the next Predator movie "Predator: Badlands" won't be skipping cinemas after "Prey"'s streaming success.
How to reduce your carbon footprint when shopping this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Be mindful of the environment — there are steps you can take to keep your carbon footprint as low as possible when shopping for Black Friday deals.
Watch SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts undock from ISS today after weather delays
SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission for NASA will undock from the International Space Station Oct. 23 after several weather delays, then splash down. Watch both events live.
There's a Particle Accelerator at the Center of the Milky Way
Nestled on the slopes of Cerro La Negra at an elevation of 13,000 feet is an unusual-looking observatory. Known as the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, it looks like a tightly packed collection of grain silos, which is essentially what it is. But rather than holding grain, the silos are each filled with 188,000 liters of water and four photomultiplier tubes. While it’s an unusual setup, it’s what you need to observe high-energy gamma rays from deep space.
Tom Hardy says farewell to the alien symbiote at NYCC's 'Venom: The Last Dance' panel
Tom Hardy talked about the third and final Venom movie, "Venom: The Last Dance," last weekend during a panel discussion at New York Comic Con.
1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'
The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.
First young brown dwarfs found outside the Milky Way?
An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect the first brown dwarf candidates outside the Milky Way in the star cluster NGC 602.
