Does outer space end or is it infinite? Scientists weigh in
If you could keep going out, as far as you wanted, would you just keep passing by galaxies forever? Are there an infinite number of galaxies
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Joshua Shavit
- Sep 5, 2022
You can help scientists study the atmosphere on Jupiter
A new citizen science project allows volunteers to play an important role in helping scientists learn more about the atmosphere on Jupiter.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 3, 2022
Physicists open a portal to an unexplored realm of quantum magnetism
Unless an alien civilization is doing experiments like these right now, this experiment is making the coldest fermions in the universe.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 2, 2022
Our universe has an "antiuniverse" twin extending backwards in time
Our universe could be the mirror image of an antimatter universe extending backwards in time before the Big Bang.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31, 2022
Student discovers an earth-sized "ocean planet" located very close to Earth
The exoplanet is orbiting one of two small stars in a binary system located in the Draco constellation about 100 light-years from Earth.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 28, 2022
Researchers find similar conditions on Mars to those on Earth when life arose
The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. That’s what scientists expected when they landed Perseverance.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 19, 2022
MIT scientists 3D print low-cost plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft
Cheap and quick to produce, these digitally manufactured plasma sensors could help scientists predict the weather or study climate change.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 13, 2022
Does the universe expand and contract in infinite cycles?
Some cosmological models propose that the universe expands and contracts in infinite cycles, but new research finds a crucial flaw
JJ Shavit
- Aug 5, 2022
Riding to the moon aboard a space elevator is possible using today’s technology
Perhaps the biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravity.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 2, 2022
New method to map the surface of the moon increases accuracy to unprecedented levels
The surface of the moon and rocky planets, Mars in particular, are of huge interest to anyone trying to explore our solar system.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 17, 2022
A little piece of Washington state blasted into space this week
A tiny piece of rural Washington state—and some of its “inhabitants”— blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 16, 2022
What a Martian meteorite can teach us about Earth’s origins
Researchers found the martian origin of the 4.48-billion-year-old Black Beautymeteorite, whose origin is one of the oldest regions of Mars.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 13, 2022
Building blocks for RNA-based life abound at center of our galaxy
According to this scenario, life on Earth was originally based on RNA only, and DNA and protein enzymes evolved later.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 11, 2022
MIT scientists believe "space bubbles" can fully reverse climate change
Scientists propose the idea of a multilayer deflective film to be deployed at the Lagrangian Point decreasing the incident sunlight by 1.8%.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 6, 2022
Floating in space might be fun, but it can be bone-crushing
The study followed astronauts over the last seven years to understand bone recovery after ‘long-duration' spaceflight.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 2, 2022
Flying into space on a microwave-propelled rocket
A research team from Japan has investigated the viability of using such microwave-powered propulsion for real-world applications.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 2, 2022
Smart earbud will measure how astronauts sleep
New project examines the differences between human sleep patterns on earth and in space using ear-EEG-tech developed at Aarhus University
JJ Shavit
- Jun 26, 2022
Biofinder changes the game in searching for extraterrestrial life
At present, there is no other equipment that can detect minute amounts of bio-residue on a rock during the daytime. Biofinder can.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 15, 2022
China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water.
JJ Shavit
- May 27, 2022
New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought
The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.
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