As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field. The crew’s spacecraft, Orion, will carry and […]
Tag: Cosmic rays
New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s […]
SpaceX to Fly Italian Science Experiments to Mars on Starship in 2026
SpaceX has signed a first-of-its-kind deal with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to fly Italian science experiments to Mars aboard its Starship rocket. ASI President […]
Scientists Explore Role of Space Radiation in Powering Alien Microbial Life
The search for alien life traditionally focuses on planets in the “Goldilocks zone” — the orbital band where surface water can exist. But new research […]
Hubble Captures First Images of Ancient Interstellar Visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken its initial shots of comet 3I/ATLAS, a comet visiting us from beyond our solar system that recently fell apart […]
Scientists Recreate Cosmic Ray Physics Using Cold Atom in New Laboratory Study
For the first time, researchers have managed to simulate a fundamental process of cosmic particle acceleration in a laboratory: the first series of discoveries that […]
New Dark Matter Hypothesis Suggests Ionisation Clue in Milky Way’s Core
Unusual activity at the centre of the Milky Way has raised new questions about dark matter, potentially pointing to a previously overlooked candidate. Researchers suggest […]
Station Science Top News: Feb. 27, 2025
Preventing biofilm formation in space Two anti-microbial coatings reduced formation of biofilms in microgravity and have potential for use in space. Controlling biofilms could help […]
NASA Marks Artemis Progress With Gateway Lunar Space Station
NASA and its international partners are making progress on Gateway – the lunar space station that will orbit the Moon as a centerpiece of the […]
Scientists Detects Most Energetic Neutrino Ever in the Mediterranean Sea
A neutrino with an energy level never observed before has been detected in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea. The subatomic particle, measuring an estimated […]
