The JWST has imaged an intense region of star-formation near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, making findings that could be key to understanding the earliest galaxies.
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Cairt and Wivern Earth Explorer candidates go forward
ESA has reached a significant milestone in its commitment towards a deeper understanding of Earth's dynamic processes and addressing pressing environmental challenges with the selection of two new candidates – Cairt and Wivern – to progress to the next development phase as part of the process of realising the Agency’s eleventh Earth Explorer satellite mission.
Tom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control
'Apollo 13' actor Tom Hanks, who flew to the moon on film in 1995, just went to NASA in Houston. There, he visited the four Artemis 2 astronauts who will make the journey for real.
Insane $1000 saving on this Canon EOS R3 Black Friday camera deal!
Save a huge $1000 on the Canon EOS R3 at Amazon in their amazing Black Friday deal — now down to $4999! We've never seen it cheaper!
Saturn’s Rings will Disappear in 2025. Don’t Worry, They’ll Return Soon Enough
The rings of Saturn are some of the most well-known and captivating spectacles in the night sky, which are so large they can easily be observed with amateur telescopes or even a pair of high-powered binoculars. However, from time to time, Saturn’s rings “disappear” from view, a phenomenon known ring-plane crossing, with the rings being observed as a flat line running straight through the massive gas giant. Ring-plane crossing occurs approximately every 15 years and is slated to happen next in March 2025, with the rings slowly getting “larger” in the months afterwards before “disappearing” again in November 2025. But what causes ring-plane crossing?
DJI Osmo Action 4 review
The DJI Osmo Action 4 is an impressive performer in all areas making it an excellent choice for professional and enthusiast FPV drone video capture.
SpaceX's epic Starship liftoff didn't damage launch pad, Elon Musk says
The second-ever launch of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket this weekend didn't appreciably damage the pad, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.
Watch all the Star Trek you want and save 67% on 3 months of Paramount Plus in this early Black Friday deal
You can get your first 3 months of Paramount Plus for just $1.99/month in this early Black Friday deal to beam up all the Trek you want!
HoverAir X1 review
The HoverAir X1 breaks the mold by delivering excellent subject tracking capabilities in a palm-sized autonomous drone that’s easy to use for capturing yourself in photos and videos.
Distant 'teenage galaxies' surprise astronomers with unexpected heavy elements
Significant amounts of nickel observed in galaxies only two-to-three billion years after the Big Bang.
Gaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST Image
Thanks to its infrared capabilities, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows astronomers to peer through the gas and dust clogging the Milky Way’s center, revealing never-before-seen features. One of the biggest mysteries is the star forming region called Sagittarius C, located about 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. An estimated 500,000 stars are forming in this region that’s being blasted by radiation from the densely packed stars. How can they form in such an intense environment?
A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars
Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars’ atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to the life-sustaining element. NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully extracted oxygen from CO2 in Mars’ atmosphere, but there are other ways to acquire it. There seem to be vast amounts of water buried under the Martian surface, and oxygen in the water is just waiting to be set free from its bonds with hydrogen.
Europe's JUICE probe will be 1st to use gravity of Earth and moon to slingshot to Jupiter
The spacecraft recently burned 10 percent of its total fuel in a single 43-minute maneuver as preparation for the double gravity assist.
SpaceX's Starship is now a Matchbox Sky Busters die-cast toy
SpaceX's Starship has launched into space and landed as a Mattel Matchbox toy. The reusable spacecraft is among the latest additions to the classic toy brand's line of aircraft (and spacecraft).
The best places in Mexico to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024
A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8, 2024. Here, we take a look at some of the best places to watch the total eclipse in Mexico.
Meta Quest 3 review: One giant leap for consumer VR
The Meta Quest 3 VR headset is a huge step beyond its predecessor, although still not without some minor issues.
Watch Uranus's moon Titania cover a star
Observers across much of the U.S. and Canada have a unique opportunity Monday night, November 20–21, to see Uranus's brightest moon occult a star.
Webb reveals new features in heart of the Milky Way
The latest image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense centre of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.
Arctic Weather Satellite in shape
Embracing the New Space approach, it has taken just 36 months to develop and build ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite. Now complete, this remarkable microsatellite has been shipped from OHB in Sweden to Germany where it is starting a series of tests to make sure that it will survive liftoff next year and its subsequent life in orbit.
How Did the Ancients Predict Eclipses? The Saros Cycle
Before the advent of computers or even a working theory of the solar system, the ancients predicted solar eclipses. How did they do it?
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from California
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying 22 Starlink satellites on Nov 20, 2023. Image: Space X.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from the West Coast with another batch of 22 Starlink satellites at 2:30 a.m. PST Monday (5:30 a.m. EST / 1030 UTC).
