Source of Gamma-ray Flicker Found Using Einstein@home Project
Latest spider pulsar to be identified required the use of many telescopes and the computing power of thousands of volunteers.
Puffy Galaxies Keep Up Star Formation Longer Than Tightly Packed Galaxies
In a new paper, researchers document how tightly formed massive galaxies blow out their own star formation in ways that more puffy galaxies do not.
Paleohurricane Research Examines Effects of Climate on Activity
A team found that the the intervals of active and quiet hurricane seasons did not sync up with the changes in climate in the Bahamas.
New Climate Change Timeline Extends Back to Paleozoic
Researchers used carbonate muds to piece together a more complete timeline of climate changes during the Earth’s Paleozoic era.
Mystery of Mars’ Recurring Slope Lineae Possibly Solved
A team led by SETI Institute scientist Janice Bishop has advanced a theory for why the recurring landslides on the surface of Mars happen.
Random Space Fact: USA Launched First Satellite on January 31, 1958
Random space fact: Sunday, January 31, marked the 63rd anniversary of the first satellite launched by the USA, Explorer 1.
bluShift Aerospace Successfully Launches Suborbital Rocket From Maine
A small company called bluShift Aerospace, based in Brunswick, Maine, made rocketry history when it launched Stardust 1.0 from northeastern Maine.
Russian Space Forces Launch Another Classified Payload
On February 2nd at 20:45 UTC the Russian Space Forces successfully launched a Soyuz 2.1b from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Second Hyperbola-1 Launch Fails for i-Space
On February 1 at 08:15 UTC, an i-Space Hyperbola-1 rocket took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. Unfortunately, the launch was far from successful.
China Launches Yaogan-31 02 Satellite
On January 29th at 04:47 UTC, a Long March 4C took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. Onboard was the Yaogan-31 02 mission, a set of three Earth observation satellites.
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