Baby Exoplanet Discovered Using Clumps of Dust
Using a new method of analysis on images from ALMA Observatory, scientists have discovered a Neptune or Saturn size exoplanet forming in a distant protoplanetary disk.
Mount Sharp, Mars, Shaped by Water and Wind
Researchers have presented evidence that water and wind were both responsible for the shaping of Aeolis Mons within Gale Crater on Mars.
Researchers Realize How We Could Refreeze the Poles
A team of researchers published a paper explaining how it could be possible to refreeze Earth’s polar regions with the injection of aerosols into the atmosphere.
A Pair of Orbiting Metal Balls Validate Einstein, Push Out Quantum Effects
A pair of platinum and titanium alloy test masses were used in the MICROSCOPE orbital experiment to see if quantum gravitational fluctuations could be detected.
Experimental Cosmology: Bringing Supernovae Down to Earth
Researchers studied how a beam of chlorine-31 could stream into a detector and decay into sulfur-31 and then occasionally into phosphorus-30.
Dragsails to Become More Common
NASA has funded the development of a standardized dragsail via Vestigo Aerospace which would allow for the deorbiting of unused satellites.
SpaceX Conducts Record-Breaking Starlink Launch
SpaceX launched another 34 Starlink along with a large rideshare satellite called Blue Walker 3, a prototype communications satellite for AST SpaceMobile.
New Shepard 23 Ends Prematurely; Crew Would Have Been Safe
Blue Origin’s New Shepard 23 mission finally launched on September 12 with no crew on board but failed, triggering the launch abort system around max-Q.
Stellar Death Captured in Chandra Image
A new image from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the delicate cloud of material in a supernova remnant, which continues to expand after 670 years.
Star Birth Highlighted in New JWST Image
The latest image released by JWST captured solar system-sized details in the relatives nearby Orion Nebula, revealing what our own Sun may have experienced.
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