Category: Space

Unraveling a Martian enigma: The hidden rivers of Arabia Terra

Arabia Terra has always been a bit of a martian enigma. Planetary scientist Joel Davis takes us on a tour of its valley networks and >>>

Posted: March 22, 2017 in Space

The Mars rover just sent back data that has scientists completely stumped – BGR

The Curiosity rover has been cruising around on Mars since late 2012, so you’d think that scientists would have a pretty good handle on the >>>

Posted: February 6, 2017 in Space

It’s official: NASA’s peer-reviewed EM Drive paper has finally been published – ScienceAlert

After months of speculation and leaked documents , NASA’s long-awaited EM Drive paper has finally been peer-reviewed and published . And it shows that the >>>

Posted: November 19, 2016 in Gadgetry, Rocketry, Space

Physicists think gravitational waves might permanently alter spacetime – ScienceAlert

Back in February this year, the world celebrated when physicists finally detected gravitational waves – the tiny ripples in spacetime first predicted by Albert Einstein >>>

Posted: October 15, 2016 in Cosmology, Space

Decoding Rediscovered Rope Memory From the Apollo Guidance Computer

Source: Decoding Rediscovered Rope Memory From the Apollo Guidance Computer

Posted: September 4, 2016 in Space

Astronomers Confirm Model Of How Stars Go Nova

Polish astronomers have been able to document fully a white dwarf go from sleeping to erupting in a regular nova. Source: Astronomers Confirm Model Of >>>

Posted: August 20, 2016 in Cosmology, Physics, Space

Scientists Observe the Collapse of Io’s Atmosphere

Astronomers have long suspected that the atmosphere in Io, Jupiter’s frozen moon, would deflate every time the giant planet eclipses it—the absence of the Sun’s >>>

Posted: August 4, 2016 in Space

Reaction Engines unlocks funds for single-stage-to-orbit SABRE engine | Ars Technica

UK company secures funding from ESA, BAE for its hybrid rocket-jet; demo by 2020. Source: Reaction Engines unlocks funds for single-stage-to-orbit SABRE engine | Ars >>>

Posted: July 13, 2016 in Space, Transportation

China space station Tiangong-1 could secretly be hurtling towards Earth, astronomers say | News | Lifestyle | The Independent

China’s first space station might be in freefall in space and on its way to crashing back down to Earth. The Tiangong-1 satellite was launched >>>

Posted: July 12, 2016 in Space

NASA finds a mineral on Mars that could rewrite its entire history | Science! | Geek.com

There’s a bit of a mystery unfolding on Mars. Late last year, Curiosity drilled into the surface of the Red Planet and unearthed something unexpected, >>>

Posted: June 20, 2016 in Space