Fluidic Telescopes – We present a conceptual framework for optically designing space-assembled telescopes whose primary mirror is formed in situ via the enabling, scale-invariant technology of fluidic shaping. — astro-ph.IM
Fluidic Telescopes – We present a conceptual framework for optically designing space-assembled telescopes whose primary mirror is formed in situ via the enabling, scale-invariant technology of fluidic shaping. — astro-ph.IM
Astronomers have detected an extremely fast asteroid in the blinding light of the Sun. Objects are extremely difficult to discern in the Sun’s glare, but these ‘twilight’ asteroids could pose
Deep in the Chilean desert, the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is currently under construction. Operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the ELT’s design features a 128-foot-wide (39 meters)
Orbital characterization of TOI-402 B around A using multiple datasets. (a): astrometric orbits of TOI-402 B around A. The blue filled circles are observed relative astrometry used in our analysis.
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander. In a
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force could double in size within the next decade as the Pentagon increasingly treats space as a contested military domain rather than a supporting utility,
In the heart of our Galaxy, scientists discovered the first sulfur-bearing six-membered ring molecule hiding in an interstellar cloud. © MPE/ NASA/JPL-Caltech Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial
NASA is bringing Crew-11 home early to monitor an unspecified medical issue one of the crew is experiencing.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew, from left to right, is NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Credit: SpaceX
PLD Space, an innovative private aerospace firm based in Spain, has shared a promising update on the development of its Miura 5 orbital launch vehicle. The company is progressing steadily






