The Eye of Sauron is a striking image of the plasma jet in the blazar PKS 1424+240, seen head-on. A nearly perfect toroidal magnetic field (in orange) threads the jet.
The Eye of Sauron is a striking image of the plasma jet in the blazar PKS 1424+240, seen head-on. A nearly perfect toroidal magnetic field (in orange) threads the jet.
A new study from the University of Nottingham has explored the use of fuel-free spacecraft propulsion systems and how they could be used in future space missions.
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CARLSBAD, Calif., August 11, 2025 – Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today introduced its HaloNet™ portfolio—a modular set of capabilities with next-generation connectivity architecture that unifies space and
Physicists from the University of Copenhagen have begun using the gigantic magnetic fields of galaxy clusters to observe distant black holes in their search for an elusive particle that has
Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) The Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) meeting is scheduled for September 15–19, 2025, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas. The Second ExMAG/MEPAG Joint
NASA Honor Award recipients are shown with their award plaques, alongside NASA Stennis Space Center Director John Bailey and Deputy Director Christine Powell, following the ceremony at NASA Stennis on
Exoplanets with and without a magnetic field are predicted to form, behave, and evolve very differently. In order to understand the exoplanet population, and to make progress understanding habitability, astronomers
A ghostly object orbiting the Milky Way has left astronomers questioning its composition: Is it a dark-matter-dominated dwarf galaxy or a star cluster bound by a hidden swarm of black