A group of astronomers has discovered the smallest and most faint satellite galaxy that borders the nearest galactic neighbor of the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy. The ITSY-BITSY satellite galaxy is called Andromeda XXXV and is about 3 million light years from Earth. The discovery of the galaxy offers astronomers a useful comparative tool to […]
A private construction spacecraft is falling aimlessly into a deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its native planet. Odin is about 270,000 miles (434,522 kilometers) away from Earth, on a silent trip that goes anywhere quickly. The Startup based in California Astroforge launched its Odin spacecraft on February 26 in a
A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology devised a means to measure the thin membranes of a vision of light, helping to try a first futuristic travel concept. imagined By Johannes Kepler more than 400 years ago. Team research, published This month in Nature photonicsDescribe a miniature vision in a laboratory environment.
This week, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to get closer to the Sun than any other man-made object. But due to a planned communications blackout, the team behind the mission won’t know if the daring search for the spacecraft was a success for at least another day. On Tuesday, the Parker solar probe would approach
A Japanese startup’s second attempt to launch its solid-fuel rocket ended in chaos, with Kairos spiraling down just minutes after liftoff. The launch failure marks another setback for Japan’s private space industry after a series of explosive rocket attempts earlier this year. Japanese company Space One launched its Kairos rocket on Wednesday from the company’s
The latest Decadal Study for Solar and Space Physics has just been published and is full of news ranging from new missions to plans for space weather. The report comes from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and outlines top priorities for space agencies and affiliated institutions to better understand the solar system
