NASA Sleuths – "Finding the Missing Matter of the Universe"

[ad_1] Posted on February 16, 2019 Astronomers have spent decades looking for something that would seem hard to miss: about a third of the "normal", baryonic, material of the universe. The new findings from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory may have helped them locate this elusive expanse of missing material. From independent and well-established observations, scientists … Read more

A billion-year-old star river crosses the southern skies

[ad_1] In this special projection, the Milky Way bypasses the entire image in an arc. The stars in the creek are displayed in red and cover almost the entire southern galactic hemisphere. Astronomy and astrophysics Astronomers from the University of Vienna have identified a river of stars crossing our galaxy and covering most of the … Read more

Harpoon successfully launches waste from space

[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – A spear launched from a satellite has managed to capture a piece of fake space can, like a whale. The British experiment is part of an effort to clean up debris in orbit, hundreds of kilometers from the Earth. Guglielmo Aglietti of the University of Surrey said Friday that the … Read more

Volcanic activity under the surface of Mars? | Space

[ad_1] <! – -> Is there volcanic activity on Mars? An underground lake located under the south polar ice cap may indicate that there are some. Image via NASA. Mars has the largest known volcanoes in the solar system, which shows that it was once very geologically active. But so far, the available evidence suggests … Read more

Gravitational waves will solve the cosmic enigma

[ad_1] When neutron stars collide, they emit light and gravitational waves, as illustrated in this illustration by the artist. By comparing the timing of the two broadcasts of many different mergers of neutron stars, researchers can measure the speed of expansion of the universe. Credit: R. Hurt / Caltech-JPL Measuring the gravitational waves of about … Read more

Mars One, the plan to make a reality show on Mars, is bankrupt

[ad_1] In 2012, Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp launched the first global private and participatory effort to create a permanent outpost on Mars. Known as Mars One, this organization has been widely criticized in the press since its inception, some good or bad. Many have called the organization's plan a "suicide mission" or "swindle", but others … Read more