For more than 40 years, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) have provided near-continuous, high-bandwidth communications to over 25 missions in low Earth orbit, […]
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Hubble Uncovers Multi-Age Stars in Ancient Cluster, Reshaping Galaxy Origins
Astronomers call ancient star clusters like NGC 1786 “time capsules” for their galaxy, preserving some of its oldest stars. A new image from NASA’s Hubble […]
sPHENIX at RHIC Delivers First Results, Sets Stage for Quark–Gluon Plasma Studies
Brookhaven’s sPHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) has reported its first physics measurements of gold-ion collisions. Designed for heavy-ion experiments, sPHENIX recorded […]
Chandra Spots Distant Baby Planet Losing Its Atmosphere Under Intense X-ray Assault
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a Jupiter-sized exoplanet that is being fried by the radiation from its parent star. The study determined […]
Meteor Strike May Have Triggered Massive Grand Canyon Landslide 56,000 Years Ago
A meteorite impact in northern Arizona may have caused a massive landslide in the Grand Canyon about 56,000 years ago, altering the course of the […]
Gemini North Telescope Spots Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System
A rare interstellar object has been spotted in our solar system, making it the second known object to cross over from outside our cosmic neighbourhood […]
NASA Grounds Boeing Starliner Until 2026 After Test Flight Failures
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner, a crew capsule for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, has been plagued by persistent problems. Its first crewed test flight in June […]
Quantum Leap: Scientists Achieve Magic State Distillation on Logical Qubits for the First Time
Scientists have shown the elusive phenomenon of quantum computing that could create the way for fault-tolerant machines, which are much powerful than any of the […]
NASA and ISRO Prepare to Launch NISAR Earth-Mapping Satellite
NASA’s NISAR Earth-observing satellite (concept image shown) will carry an advanced dual-band radar system to map Earth’s land and ice in 3D. NASA will host […]
China’s Tianwen 2 Probe Snaps Striking Views of Earth and Moon While En Route to Asteroid
China’s Tianwen 2 probe, en route to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid, has captured striking images of Earth and the moon shortly after launch. […]
