NGC 5468 has been the focus of a complementary observation by two major deep space telescopes, the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxy, which is 130 million light years away, is the most distant galaxy to have Cepheid variable stars. Astronomical distances can be Read more…
On January 20, Japan Standard Time, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft successfully landed on the low latitude region of the Moon, using radiation-hardened, or “rad-hard,” integrated circuits from Renesas Electronics Corp. On September 7, 2023, SLIM, which is run by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), was Read more…
Researchers using Europe’s Mars Express Orbiter have discovered huge ice water reserves that are hidden beneath Mars’ surface. Based on data from the orbiter, the findings suggest that these deposits may be as thick as 3.7 kilometers, suggesting that Mars may have once hosted conditions favorable to life. The projected Read more…
With ambitions to deploy Starship for missions to the Moon and eventually Mars, SpaceX has big aspirations for the spacecraft that go beyond Earth’s orbit. SpaceX’s Flight 3 Starship successfully completed a full-duration static fire test with all six of its Raptor engines, marking a critical step towards its third Read more…
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is calling on humanity to colonize other planets, highlighting the necessity of establishing cities and a moon base. These are details. Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is calling on humanity to colonize other planets, highlighting the necessity of establishing Read more…
A new study demonstrates that SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are emitting radiation into the night sky as they circle Earth, which may be hindering astronomers’ efforts to detect radio signals from space. Radio waves are sent and received by all satellites, including those in SpaceX’s rapidly expanding Starlink constellation, in order Read more…