NASA and Carnegie Science are celebrating the centennial of Edwin Hubble’s landmark discovery that opened the universe to the vastness it contains. A century ago, […]
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NASA’s Lunar Payloads to Fly on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lander
Firefly Aerospace is ready for its lunar premiere, launching a Blue Ghost lunar lander on 15 January. The mission called Ghost Riders in the Sky […]
Astronomers Observe Accelerating X-Ray Flashes from Black Hole
Astronomers have detected a record-breaking X-ray flare from a supermassive black hole, 1ES 1927+654, about 100 million light-years from Earth. This black hole with a […]
Ancient Ice Core Unlocks Earth’s Climate Mysteries
A groundbreaking discovery in Antarctica may help scientists unravel some of Earth’s oldest climate mysteries. Researchers from 12 European institutions recently drilled a 9,186-foot-deep (2,800-meter) […]
Scientists Drill Two Miles Down to Reach 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice in Antarctica
An international team of researchers drilled two miles into the frozen landscape to retrieve 1.2 million-year-old ice cores. This historic feat, conducted in the East […]
Pluto and Its Moon Charon: A Cosmic Kiss Unveiled by NASA’s New Findings
The space explorer NASA sent New Horizons to reveal the first high-resolution images of Pluto and its moon Charon. The two asteroids are in a […]
NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Faces Key Decisions on How to Proceed
NASA’s highly ambitious Mars Sample Return mission remains at a crossroads as the agency struggles to simplify the project plagued by escalating costs and delays. […]
Extensive Dinosaur Footprints Unearthed in Oxfordshire’s “Dinosaur Highway
At Dewars Farm Quarry, in Oxfordshire, a fascinating find has made light of about 200 dinosaur footprints from the Middle Jurassic period, around 166 million […]
Skywatching Events to Look Forward to in 2025
While 2025 will not carry a total solar eclipse, the year does look promising and replete with astrophysical wondrous activities such as eclipses, supermoons, and […]
Exciting Space Missions Set for 2025: From the Moon to the Stars
2025 will be a remarkable year of space travel, as numerous important missions will be dealt with by NASA and various private and international space […]