by admin | Apr 10, 2024 | James Webb, Nasa, News, space, Space News, Telescopes, The Conversation
The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021, and within a month arrived at...
by admin | Apr 7, 2024 | cosmic, Nasa, Neutron star, News, space, Space News, speed trap, stars, The Conversation
How fast can a neutron star drive powerful jets into space? The answer, it turns out, is about one-third the speed of light, as our team has just revealed in a new study published in Nature. Energetic cosmic beams known as jets are seen throughout our universe. They...
by admin | Mar 31, 2024 | atronomy, eclipse, Nasa, News, space, Space News, The Conversation, tourism
For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have travelled the globe chasing the rare solar eclipse. They have embarked on cruises to the middle of the ocean, taken flights into the eclipse’s path and even travelled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions across...
by Speedinet | Mar 28, 2024 | Avishay Gal-Yam, Erez Zimmerman, Nasa, News, Science, Sections
A team of scientists has for the first time collected data on the earliest stages of a supernova.
by admin | Mar 24, 2024 | astronomy, balloon, Dark Matter, Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
An astronomical telescope designed to complement the ageing Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand’s south island on April 16 2023. But as a sphere the size of a football stadium rose silently and slowly over the Tauhinukorokio mountains, calls started...
by admin | Mar 24, 2024 | Crime, Nasa, News, space, space crime, Space News, The Conversation
NASA’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, private companies are making significant steps in taking paying customers further into space. As humanity’s...