Space is a favourite setting for many Hollywood films, but just how accurate are their portrayals?…
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We could make solar panels on the moon by melting lunar dust
A boot print on the dusty surface of the moon Public domain sourced / access rights…
NASA cut $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more
NASA funding cuts are already affecting research and educational programs across the US DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock NASA has…
Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole
An observer hiding inside a black hole can eavesdrop on quantum objects outside it van van/Shutterstock…
Watch the partial solar eclipse from London’s Royal Observatory
By David Stock On 29 March, a partial solar eclipse will pass over Canada and parts…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could still hit the moon, JWST observations reveal
There is a small chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon ESA/NASA For a brief…
Little red dots seen by JWST might be a kind of black hole 'star'
Red specks in the early universe are puzzling astronomers, but a proposed explanation suggests they are…
We’ve spotted auroras on Neptune for the first time
Green blotches show where auroras light up Neptune’s skies NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Heidi Hammel (AURA),…
An early hint of cosmic dawn has been seen in a distant galaxy
The distant galaxy JADES-GS-z13-1-LA appears as a red dot in this image from the James Webb…
NASA has made the first radio telescope observations on the moon
The Odysseus spacecraft as it approached the moon Intuitive Machines The first successful use of a…