This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the
The space age, which arguably began in 1957, was substantially mismanaged by many of the holders of the relevant technological evolution emerging in the latter half of the 20th century.
Using the largest catalog of exploding white dwarf vampire stars ever gathered has provided further evidence that dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the expansion of the universe, is getting
Comparison of the Kepler-90 system (gray) with our own solar system (blue). The size of each circle is proportional to the planet’s radius. Masses for the inner six Kepler-90 planets
The snarky SecUnit just got a sizable jolt of Hollywood creative juice with the recent announcement that the sci-fi comedy series Murderbot will return for a second season, as announced
Earth Observation (EO) is undergoing a revolution. Satellite hardware is cheaper, launch costs have plummeted and computing power and environmental resiliency continue to improve. Where legacy EO satellites once cost
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 mission commander, reads a newspaper account of the safe recovery of the problem plagued mission. Lovell is on board the USS Iwo Jima,
Black holes played a critical role in the formation of the early universe. However, astronomers have been debating for a long time just how critical, as the information we had
WASHINGTON — A House appropriations bill provides funding for a civil space traffic coordination system but wants changes to increase its reliance on the Defense Department. To continue reading this
Fluorescence microscopy image of marine microbial life stained with a DNA-binding dye. The smallest dots are virus-like particles, which can reach concentrations of 1 to 100 million per milliliter of