Collecting material from an asteroid seems like a simple task. In reality, it isn’t. Low gravity,…
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Do We Now Have an Accurate Map of Nearby Stars?
If the Sun has a stellar neighbourhood, it can be usefully defined as a 20 parsec…
China’s Chang’e-6 Probe Drops Off Samples From Moon’s Far Side
Three weeks after it lifted off from the far side of the moon, China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft…
Simulating the Last Moments Before Neutron Stars Merge
When stars reach the end of their life cycle, they shed their outer layers in a…
Growing Black Holes Have Much in Common With Baby Stars
First looks would tell most observers that supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and very young stars have…
NASA Doesn’t Know When Starliner Will Return From Orbit
After helium leaks and thruster problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has been pushing back the…
Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0
NASA has long been interested in building bigger and better space telescopes. Its Institute for Advanced…
Satellites are Going to Track Garbage Drifting Across the Oceans
We are all too aware of the pollution on planet Earth. There are increased amounts of…
Will Space Tourists Be Getting Heart Attacks in Space?
Astronauts are considered by many to be an elite bunch of people; healthy, fit and capable…
Astronomers See a Black Hole Wake Up from its Ancient Slumber
Four years ago, the supermassive black hole hidden in the heart of galaxy SDSS1335+0728 roared awake…