Planets emerge from the dense disk of gas and dust encircling young stars. — NASA Pebble accretion is the leading theory for the formation of exoplanets more massive than the
Planets emerge from the dense disk of gas and dust encircling young stars. — NASA Pebble accretion is the leading theory for the formation of exoplanets more massive than the
Update for 4:20 p.m. on May 28: Rocket Lab announced today (May 28) that it’s now targeting no earlier than June 2 EDT for the “Full Stream Ahead” launch “to
WASHINGTON — An escalating feud between President Trump and Elon Musk June 5 included threats to cancel SpaceX contracts and decommission spacecraft, although those words have yet to become actions.
Calculated albedo of K2-18b for the median values of Pcloud, T, CH4, and CO2, for three different instrumental offset cases (Table 1) (Madhusudhan et al. 2023). With a perfectly reflecting
While most people have certainly heard the phrase “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream”, most people haven’t actually read Harlan Ellison‘s post-apocalyptic short story. A few of you
In case you haven’t noticed, you may be sleeping better at night. The cosmic dream state you’re in could include mind-bending thoughts about an impending asteroid impact on Earth. That’s
The universe is full of spectacular and violent events, but few are more dramatic than a black hole tearing apart a star. Now, thanks to advanced computer simulations, scientists have
Our planet, solar system and even the Milky Way galaxy are spinning. But is our entire universe spinning, too? If so, it could help explain a puzzle concerning the expansion
Dal Andersen Diving at Lake Untersee, Antarctica — Dale T. Andersen Dale Andersen Last weekend Astrobiologist and polar explorer Dale Andersen received the prestigious Explorers Club Finn Roone Memorial Award.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the Starlink 12-19 mission seen on the pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station awaiting launch. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX