Gemini 5 Sets New Crewed Spaceflight Record 56 Years Ago Today

SPACE 08.29.2021 22:25 PM

On August 29, 1965, NASA's Gemini 5 mission made a record-breaking history in the field of crewed spaceflight. Aboard the spacecraft were two astronauts that spent eight days in Earth's orbit.

NYU Abu Dhabi Solar Physicists Detects Huge Waves on Sun; Here's What It Means

08.29.2021 22:10 PM

Huge whirling waves flowing on the solar surface have been discovered by a team of solar physicists led by NYU Abu Dhabi Co-Principal Investigator of the Centre for Space Science.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Successfully Launches Food, Science Experiments to Space

08.29.2021 20:37 PM

Food, a robotic arm, and other research experiments are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA Clears New Artificial Satellite Mission That Aims to Study Mars in a Cheaper Way

08.29.2021 00:10 AM

The University of California, Berkeley, has been given formal approval to launch two satellites into orbit above Mars in October 2024.

Wandering Rogue Black Holes in Milky Way Galaxy Are More Common Than Previously Thought

08.28.2021 23:00 PM

New simulations reveal that the universe may be home to a large number of rogue supermassive black holes.

NASA Galileo Spacecraft Continues to Fulfill Many Tasks After Passing by Asteroid Ida 28 Years Ago

08.28.2021 21:56 PM

Galileo passed within 1,500 miles of asteroid 243 Ida, just the second spacecraft to get close to it.

Protons, Electrons Comprise Gamma Ray; Origin Identified for the First Time, Quantified in Cluster of Supernova Remnant

08.28.2021 04:02 AM

A team of experts successfully discovered the origin of the most intensified cosmic ray called gamma rays. Through recent studies, scientists found that gamma rays are a collection of high acceleration of cosmic ray protons.

Supercomputer Tracks Chaotic Young Galaxies As They Mature Into Orderly Forms, New Simulation Shows

08.28.2021 01:01 AM

Just like humans, galaxies, such as the Milky Way, also tend to start chaotically, straightening themselves out into more recognizable shapes like spiral galaxies as they grow up and mature.

Human Mars Mission Safest Only When Less Than 4 Years at Solar Maximum

08.28.2021 00:21 AM

A new study suggests that a human mission to Mars would only be viable if less than four years and when the Sun is at its hottest.

Hycean Worlds: Studying 'Mini-Neptunes' Could Advance Search for Extraterrestrial Life

08.27.2021 23:34 PM

In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists turned to potentially habitable exoplanets and have found K2-18b, a planet belonging to a class called 'Hycean worlds.'

Brown Dwarf Studies Now Easier Through Observations From New Five Objects of Interest

08.27.2021 23:00 PM

Experts have found the chance to extensively observe the mysterious brown dwarfs through the five newly discovered astronomical materials. Scientists believe they are key to better understand the mystery behind brown dwarfs.

NASA Scientists Testing Asteroid Deflection Methods To Prevent Space Rocks From Hitting Earth

08.27.2021 05:22 AM

Experts said that deflecting an asteroid, such as 101955 Bennu, could require multiple bumps from a massive human-made deflection device to prevent it from hitting Earth.

Japanese Startup Company ispace Reveals Bigger Lander That Could 'Survive' Lunar Nights

08.27.2021 04:30 AM

ispace, a Japanese lunar exploration startup, unveiled the latest iteration of its payload lander, which is being constructed by a subsidiary in Colorado.

Amazon Wants FCC To Reject SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Crosslink For Being "Too Broad, Speculative"

08.27.2021 00:50 AM

Amazon's own satellite broadband company, Kuiper Systems, said that SpaceX's plans for the second-generation Starlink are "too wide and speculative."

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan

08.26.2021 04:15 AM

Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, is a strange, disturbed world, bigger than the planet Mercury. However, for astrobiologists, it may be a type of "Utopia." As a result, NASA hopes to launch the Dragonfly mission as soon as possible.