Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar orbit insertion

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar orbit insertion Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency  The Japan Aerospace…

Multiple M-class solar flares and CMEs, possible CME impact on December 27

Multiple M-class solar flares and CMEs were recorded on December 24, 2023. Forecasts indicate potential geomagnetic…

Discovering the Wonders of Asteroid 3 Juno

Asteroid 3 Juno by VLT. Credit: VSO Very Large Telescope SPHERE/ZIMPOL team. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.…

How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin Air

How many ways are there to leave this universe? Perhaps the best known exit entails the…

Miniaturized Jumping Robots Could Study An Asteroid’s Gravity

Missions focusing on small bodies in the solar system have been coming thick and fast lately.…

How Supersymmetry Saved String Theory

String theory, like most revolutions, had humble origins. It started all the way back in the…

Using Smart Materials To Deploy A Dark Age Explorer

One of the most significant constraints on the size of objects placed into orbit is the…

NGC 7000: The North America Nebula

NGC 7000 or the North America Nebula. Credit: Nicholas Bradley. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. The North…

The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet Reveals Secrets About Its Surface

As astronomers have begun to gather data on the atmospheres of planets, we’re learning about their…

NPR’s best stories about history in 2023 : NPR

Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington…