Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) is becoming increasingly common in space exploration applications. It has primarily been…
ARRL Coverage of 2025 Dayton Hamvention
05/15/2025 It was a flurry of activity around the exhibit space for ARRL The National Association…
Methane is the Key to Understanding Titan
Saturn’s moon Titan is the only other body in the Solar System with weather similar to…
ARRL Awards Phil Karn, KA9Q, with Mary Hobart, K1MMH, Medal of Distinction
05/15/2025 ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has honored Phil Karn, KA9Q, with the Mary…
There’s No Simple Origin Story for Long Gamma Ray Bursts
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful phenomena in the Universe. First detected during the Cold…
The Small Magellanic Cloud is Being Pulled in Different Directions
The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of our closest galactic neighbours. It’s a dwarf irregular galaxy…
There are Planets Forming in the Center of the Milky Way
Protoplanetary disks are cosmic nurseries where new planets are born out of swirling rings of gas…
First visible-light aurora on Mars detected from the surface
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured a visible aurora from the surface of Mars for the first…
Venus Might Have Tectonic Activity After All
Venus, Earth’s scorching twin, is our closest and most extreme planetary neighbour. Perpetually shrouded in thick,…
Water Ice Found in Another Star System
Water ice shapes the outer regions of our Solar System in profound ways, forming the thick…