In the hunt for life on other worlds, astronomers scour over planets that are light-years away. They need ways to identify life from afar—but what counts as good evidence?
Astronomy
Aug 2, 2019
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(Phys.org)—The Boeing "non-kinetic" missile passed its test flight earlier this month. The company reported that CHAMP, which stands for Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project, has proven its ability ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- An infrared laser developed by Arizona company Raytheon Missile Systems has been demonstrated shooting down incoming drones over the ocean off the coast of California.
A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars—well, a dead star, that is.
Astronomy
Aug 11, 2022
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Eleven billion miles away—more than four times the distance from us to Pluto—lies the boundary of our solar system's magnetic bubble, the heliopause. Here the Sun's magnetic field, stretching through space like an invisible ...
Astronomy
Apr 16, 2021
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Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that could hold up the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2019
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Galaxies were once thought of as lonely islands in the universe: clumps of matter floating through otherwise empty space. We now know they are surrounded by a much larger, yet nearly invisible cloud of dust and gas. Astronomers ...
Astronomy
Oct 28, 2019
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Joe Nuth loves dust. Among astronomers, that puts him in a minority.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2019
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First all appears quiet. Suddenly, a bright flash lights up the telescope. In an instant, jets of super-heated plasma bloom against the blackness of space.
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2019
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A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies.
Engineering
Apr 8, 2017
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