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Five physical barriers may prevent civilizations from ever meeting, from light speed limits to cosmic timing gaps.
Physics may explain the silence of the universe, revealing why interstellar contact could be nearly impossible.
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Ancient sediments reveal Earth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse, far longer than scientists expected.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverseJoseph Shavit
Scientists used lasers to turn simulated moon dust into durable material, offering a path for building structures directly on the Moon.
Space3D printed moon dust structures could be the future of lunar constructionJoshua Shavit
Some Mars soil simulants quickly halted active tardigrades, but washing one simulant with water largely removed the damage.
SpaceTardigrades and water reveal potential for food growth on MarsJoseph Shavit
This image shows the complex distribution of molecular gas in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way. It was obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner.
SpaceLargest image of its kind reveals the Milky Way’s core looks like a web of cold gasJoseph Shavit
Researchers tested what happens when a nutrient-rich liquid made from recycled waste meets fake Moon and Mars dirt.
SpaceRecycled waste could make the moon or Mars suitable for growing foodJoseph Shavit
A new “stochastic siren” method uses the gravitational-wave background to sharpen estimates of the Hubble constant.
SpaceScientists develop a new way to measure the expansion rate of the universeJoseph Shavit
High-resolution image taken with the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, USA, displaying the two lens galaxies in a warm tone, and the five lensed copies of SN Winny in blue.
SpaceWhat a rare lensed supernova could mean for measuring cosmic expansionJoseph Shavit
A University of Sheffield team reports signs that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, offering a new way to explain a cosmic tension.
SpaceDark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each otherJoseph Shavit
Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, informally known as Ultima Thule. New simulations suggest Kuiper Belt “snowman” objects can form directly from gravitational collapse, without rare events.
SpaceNew simulations reveal the hidden forces shaping ‘snowman’ worlds beyond NeptuneJoshua Shavit
Paola Tiranti of Northumbria University.
SpacePHD student built the first-ever 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphereJoseph Shavit
CDG-2 in the Perseus cluster was found through four globular clusters and a faint glow seen by Hubble and Euclid.
SpaceNearly invisible galaxy may be built mostly of dark matter, Hubble findsJoseph Shavit
The BioAsteroid experiment. NASA astronaut Michael Scott Hopkins performs the insertion of the experiment containers in KUBIK.
SpaceScientists use microbes on ISS to extract valuable metals from meteoritesJoseph Shavit
This view was taken from above the ringplane and looks toward the unlit side of the rings. Here, the probe gazes upon Titan in the distance beyond Saturn and its dark and graceful rings.
SpaceSaturn’s rings and moon Titan formed through ancient moon collisionsJoseph Shavit
A small mare ridge in Northeast Mare Imbrium taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.
SpaceNew global map finds recent tectonic activity across the Moon’s surfaceJoshua Shavit
ESO 137-001, a jellyfish galaxy like the one recently observed by astrophysicists at the University of Waterloo.
SpaceAstronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years agoJoseph Shavit
A study traces Antarctica’s gravity hollow to slow mantle motion, with timing that overlaps major shifts in Antarctic glaciation.
SpaceScientists reveal why gravity is weaker beneath Antarctica than elsewhere on EarthJoseph Shavit