Astronomers who thought they had discovered a black hole at our cosmic doorstep said they were wrong, revealing instead that they found a two-star system…
The James Webb Space Telescope is so powerful, it can detect the heat of a bumblebee as far away as the moon — and other surprising facts
JWST, the most powerful and important telescope ever made, will allow us to reach out into the universe as never before possible for humanity.After having…
NASA Begins Assembly of Europa Clipper Spacecraft
One of the first images of Enceladus’ water jets taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 27, 2005. In this image, Enceladus is backlit by…
The Unanticipated Phenomenology of the Blazar PKS 2131–021: A Unique Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidate
Most large galaxies host supermassive black holes in their nuclei and are subject to mergers, which can produce a supermassive black hole binary (SMBHB), and…
Venera-D is a planned joint space exploration project between Russia’s Roscosmos and US space agency NASA to explore Venus.
US Sanctions Could “Destroy” Space Station Partnership: Russian Space Chief Dmitry Rogozin said Russia will carry out the mission alone or with China’s participation.Moscow: The…
NASA. Symbiotic R Aquarii
Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/R. Montez et al.; Optical: Data: NASA/ESA/STScI, Processing: Judy Schmidt (CC BY-NC-SA)Explanation: Variable star R Aquarii is actually an interacting binary star…
What is the metaverse? A deep dive into the ‘future of the internet’
The metaverse is a future evolution of the Internet based on shared, persistent virtual worlds in which people interact as 3D avatars.Blockchain technology can form…
Webb Telescope might be able to detect other civilizations by their air pollution
An artist’s impression of the James Webb Space Telescope, fully deployed. The James Webb Space Telescope is expected to be fully operational this summer. Credit:…
NASA. Astronomy Picture of the Day. Perseverance Sol 354
Perseverance Sol 354Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Processing; Kenneth Kremer This Navcam mosaic from Perseverance looks out over the car-sized rover’s deck, across the floor of Jezero crater on Mars. Frames used…
Technological progress might make possible time travel and teleportation
It is an achievement of a team of researchers from Europe and Asia, although we are still a long way from fulfilling the dream. The…