NISAR: Most advanced radar tech to deliver unprecedented view of Earth
Significantly, the data obtained by NISAR will help scientists better manage some of Earth’s most critical uncertainties, such as melting sea ice, groundwater supply, and natural hazards….
“James Webb Telescope Captures Star Sculpting”
“We’re studying 19 of our closest analogs to our own galaxy. In our own galaxy, we can’t make a lot of these discoveries because we’re stuck inside…
Star Trek’s famous planet Vulcan does not actually exist
Captain Spock’s planet of origin It was the location of the birth of one of the show’s main stars: Captain Spock. Fans of the series rejoiced in…
Eradicating space junk to be legally enforced now, urges scientists
“Any nation can use and exploit it” Lead author Dr. Imogen Napper from the University of Plymouth, UK, told Interesting Engineering (IE), “This can be anything from…
IAEA sent seed samples to the ISS to expose them to cosmic radiation
Radiation to improve yields Plant breeding is a science that has been used for thousands of years to improve traits such as yields and resistance in plants….
New NASA map lets you see all 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses in the US
The map highlights where observers will need to be to see the “ring of fire” when the Moon blocks all but the outer edge of the Sun…
Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says
A newly discovered asteroid may make a perilously close approach to Earth about 20 years from now, with a roughly 1-in-600 chance that the space rock will…
Scientists use optical tweezers to play world’s smallest game of catch with individual atoms
Scientists using tiny optical tweezers have played the world’s smallest game of catch — throwing and catching individual atoms using light. The feat, achieved with highly-focused laser…
Monster black hole may have killed this galaxy’s star-forming power, James Webb Telescope reveals
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest known galaxy to ever be “quenched” — suddenly and mysteriously halting its star formation — and scientists think…
Rare galaxy with three black holes leads astronomers to the most massive objects in the universe
Three galaxies collide in this Hubble Space Telescope image. Mergers between three galaxies, each containing a supermassive black hole, may be responsible for creating rare ‘ultramassive black…