[ad_1] For the first time, scientists have successfully bounced a laser off a mirror attached to a spaceship revolving around the Moon. Bouncing lasers off mirrors on the lunar surface is an old trick. Astronauts walking on the moon first left the reflectors behind in 1969. And since then, researchers have bounced lasers off these … Read more
[ad_1] Decades after primatologists reported that chimpanzees make comfortable nests for sleeping, researchers are reporting what looks like 200,000-year-old bedding made by early modern humans, correctly positioned for peaceful sleep in the back of ‘a South African cave. There have been reports of ancient litter postulated before, including in Israel, but this is the oldest … Read more
[ad_1] While scanning the heart of the galaxy, astronomers found the fastest star ever. This thing is tearing up space; at one point in its orbit it is moving at a terrifying speed of 24,000 kilometers per second – over 85 million kilometers per hour! This is 8% the speed of light. Holy relativistic acceleration! … Read more
[ad_1] NASA took a “big step” on its last mission to Mars, as the space agency successfully powered up the helicopter attached to the Perseverance rover, known as Ingenuity. The six lithium-ion batteries that power Ingenuity were powered up and charged on August 7, NASA said in a statement. It took eight hours for Ingenuity’s … Read more
[ad_1] “The siloed inscription is kept at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum because it was discovered while Israel was under the domination of the Ottoman Empire. “The Hezekiah tunnel, which still brings water to Jerusalem to this day, was an incredible feat of engineering; along with the epigraphic evidence – the accompanying inscription on Siloam – … Read more
[ad_1] Artistic design of the microquasar SS 433, seen in the background, and the Fermi gas cloud J1913 + 0515, seen in the foreground and left. The two objects are in rhythm, although they are 100 light years apart. Picture: DESY, scientific communication laboratory There is a patch of cloudy space inside our galaxy that … Read more
[ad_1] View photos from the EarthSky community. | Stephen Hummel, who works at McDonald Observatory in West Texas, captured this ephemeral lightning sprite – aka a red sprite – on July 2, 2020. McDonald Observatory is leading a Dark Skies initiative in his area. Stephen commented: “Dark sky helps you see faint objects like sprites.” … Read more
[ad_1] NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center took to Twitter to share an image of a galaxy that has now surprised people. Captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, it’s called NGC 1614. “This eccentric shaped galaxy (NGC 1614) on fire with activity has been captured by @NASAHubble. The galaxy resides approximately 200 million light years from … Read more
[ad_1] There can be life in the clouds of Venus, and Rocket lab wants to help find it. The California-based spaceflight company, which gives small spaceship walks dedicated to Earth’s orbit, aims to go interplanetary soon, with a robotic astrobiology mission to the second rock of the sun. “I’m madly in love with Venus,” Rocket … Read more
[ad_1] So far, all is well for the small helicopter who is about to become the first to fly into space. NASA announced that the Mars Ingenuity helicopter was alive and well and successfully reloaded in the middle of space flight. Ingenuity is currently positioned in the belly of the Perseverance rover, which launched last … Read more