Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
Oct 12, 2023 07:28 am UTC| Science
When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across the sky. You may have a family member who saw a comet before you were born, or you may have seen one yourself when comet Nishimura passed by...
Sep 23, 2023 00:49 am UTC| Science
Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esas strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of the committee...
NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial
Sep 18, 2023 05:52 am UTC| Science
NASAs independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on Sept. 14, 2023. In part to move beyond the stigma often attached to UFOs, where military pilots fear ridicule or job sanctions if they...
Chandrayaan-3: India hopes to land a rover on the Moon for the first time
Aug 22, 2023 04:20 am UTC| Science
On Wednesday August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mission Chandrayaan-3 will deploy its lander and rover to the surface of the Moon. As the name suggests, this is the third mission in a programme of...
Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space
Jul 04, 2023 07:40 am UTC| Science
According to our best understanding of physics, the fact space is expanding should influence the apparent flow of time, with the distant Universe appearing to run in slow motion. But observations of highly luminous and...
Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity
Jun 28, 2023 00:29 am UTC| Science
The European Space Agencys (Esa) Euclid mission will launch into space on a Falcon9 rocket from SpaceX on July 1, or soon after. Many of us who have worked on it will be in Florida to watch the nail-biting event. The...
Jun 19, 2023 06:20 am UTC| Science
As dawn rose over the German city of Bremen on May 7 1823, Heinrich Olbers put the finishing touches to an article that left his name in history. After the deaths of his wife and daughter, Dr Olbers had recently given up...
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