Thanks to human ingenuity and zero gravity, we reap important benefits from science in space. Consider smart phones with built-in navigation systems and cameras.
General Physics
May 21, 2024
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A future space observatory could use exo-eclipses to tease out exomoon populations.
Planetary Sciences
May 21, 2024
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Future missions to the moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2024
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As part of NASA's efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space's uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its first flight to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2024
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A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy–like planet WASP-107 b.
Planetary Sciences
May 20, 2024
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NASA and Boeing need more time to make sure a helium leak on its CST-100 Starliner is low enough risk to send humans into space.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2024
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The future of optical communications just got brighter. In a development reported in Advanced Photonics, researchers from Nanjing University have introduced iso-propagation vortices (IPVs), a novel concept that offers a solution ...
Optics & Photonics
May 20, 2024
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Blue Origin flew adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, reigniting competition in the space tourism market after a rocket mishap put its crewed operations on hold.
Space Exploration
May 19, 2024
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Cities across Aotearoa New Zealand are trying to solve a housing crisis, with increasing residential density a key solution. But not everyone is happy about the resulting loss of natural habitats and biodiversity.
Environment
May 19, 2024
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The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station has been delayed again due to a technical issue, NASA said Friday.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2024
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