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Powering the moon: Researchers design microgrid for future lunar base
Reliable, resilient microgrid to sustain astronauts, mining and fuel processing.
May 11, 2022 Read more
Researchers reveal the origin story for carbon-12, a building block for life
With the help of the world's most powerful supercomputer and new artificial intelligence techniques, an international team of researchers has theorized how the extreme conditions in stars produce carbon-12, which they describe as 'a critical gateway to the birth of life'.
May 11, 2022 Read more
Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way
In our sun's neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a relatively bright star, and in it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a star beyond our solar system yet.
May 10, 2022 Read more
Research breakthrough means warp speed 'Unruh effect' can finally be tested in lab settings
Discovery advances understanding of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.
May 9, 2022 Read more
Bilayer graphene inspires two-universe cosmological model
Scientists have explored the imaginative possibility that our reality is only one half of a pair of interacting worlds. Their mathematical model may provide a new perspective for looking at fundamental features of reality - including why our universe expands the way it does and how that relates to the most miniscule lengths allowed in quantum mechanics.
May 7, 2022 Read more
DARPA seeks proposals leading to in-space demonstration of nuclear thermal rocket
DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. The goal is to execute an in-space flight demonstration of nuclear thermal propulsion in fiscal year 2026.
May 7, 2022 Read more
Asteroid treasure in the Hubble archive
The data of the space telescope contain the traces of many unknown celestial bodies.
May 7, 2022 Read more
Researchers find solid evidence of coronal waves excited by flares
New study result implies that the broad Extreme-Ultraviolet (EUV) wave train, including multiple wave fronts, should be driven by some nonlinear energy release processes in the accompanying flare.
May 7, 2022 Read more
Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovae
Scientists have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model.
May 6, 2022 Read more
Hubble reveals surviving companion star in aftermath of supernova
The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a witness at the scene of a star's explosive death: a companion star previously hidden in the glare of its partner's supernova. The discovery is a first for a particular type of supernova - one in which the star was stripped of its entire outer gas envelope before exploding.
May 5, 2022 Read more
Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel
Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists report. They are now exploring whether lunar resources can be used to facilitate human exploration on the moon or beyond.
May 5, 2022 Read more
Astronomers discover a rare 'black widow' binary, with the shortest orbit yet
Astronomers discovered a rapidly spinning neutron star circling and slowly consuming a smaller companion star. The pair has the shortest orbital period yet identified, and is unique in that it appears to host a third star that orbits around the two inner stars every 10,000 years.
May 4, 2022 Read more
Gravity telescope to image exoplanets
To sidestep the physical limitations of telescopes, astrophysicists have been working on a new conceptual imaging technique that would be 1000 times more precise than the strongest imaging technology currently in use. By taking advantage of gravity's warping effect on space-time, called lensing, scientists could potentially manipulate this phenomenon to create imaging far more advanced than any present today.
May 4, 2022 Read more
Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoes
The findings will help scientists trace a black hole's evolution as it feeds on stellar material.
May 3, 2022 Read more
Spacecraft navigation uses x-rays from dead stars
Researchers have developed a new way spacecraft can use signals from multiple pulsars to navigate in deep space.
May 3, 2022 Read more
Revealing the secret language of dark matter
Shedding light on the interplay of dark matter with standard matter, a new study suggests a possible solution to one of the greatest and long-standing mystery of astrophysics.
April 29, 2022 Read more
Spinning stars shed new light on strange signal coming from galactic centre
Researchers have found an alternative explanation for a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from the centre of the galaxy, which was long claimed as a signature of dark matter.
April 28, 2022 Read more
Solar energy is superior to nuclear for powering crewed mission to Mars, show scientists
Photovoltaics could be efficiently deployed across half the planet.
April 28, 2022 Read more