September 2, 2019 India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft set for historic lunar landing India's dream of landing on the Moon is getting closer to reality as its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft split into two on Monday, with one half set to land on the lunar surface later this week.
September 2, 2019 Monstrous space explosions may be showering nearby galaxy in gold Mergers of this magnitude are so violent they rattle the fabric of space-time, releasing gravitational waves that spread through the cosmos like ripples on a pond. These mergers also fuel cataclysmic explosions that create heavy metals in an instant, showering their galactic neighborhood in hundreds of planets' worth of gold and platinum, the authors of the new study said in a statement. (Some scientists suspect that all the gold and platinum on Earth formed in explosions like these, thanks to ancient neutron-star mergers close to our galaxy.)
August 30, 2019 Darth Vader's birthplace found? Evidence of dangerous volcano, lava world spotted in deep space Researchers believe they have discovered what they describe as "the first volcanically active exomoon," a celestial body eerily reminiscent of the tiny, fiery "Star Wars" planet, Mustafar, where Anakin Skywalker turned into Darth Vader.
August 30, 2019 Astronomers baffled by 'cosmic mountain ranges' jutting through the Milky Way To us, the night sky may look like a random splattering of stars, but astronomers are learning that in some regions of our galaxy, stars have clumped into features that resemble ones on Earth — streams, waves, arches and mountain ridges.
August 29, 2019 Trump establishes Space Command, defends US interest in space President Trump formally announced the re-establishment of the U.S. Space Command on Tuesday after a 17-year absence as his administration focuses on concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. satellites.
August 29, 2019 Kennedy Space Center braces for Hurricane Dorian as NASA protects launch infrastructure As Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward Florida NASA is working to secure key launch infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center.
August 29, 2019 NASA's long-delayed James Webb telescope is finally assembled for the first time Nearly a year after it was supposed to launch, NASA has finally assembled the James Webb Space Telescope, the long-awaited successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
August 29, 2019 Quantum gravity could reverse cause and effect You've probably heard of Schrödinger's cat, the unfortunate feline in a box that is simultaneously alive and dead until the box is opened to reveal its actual state. Well, now wrap your mind around Schrödinger's time, a situation in which one event can simultaneously be the cause and effect of another event.
August 28, 2019 NASA chief says Pluto is a planet: 'It’s the way I learned it' Pluto may have lost its status as a planet more than 13 years ago, but don't tell that to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
August 28, 2019 NASA reveals secrets of 'Hot Jupiter' exoplanets A new study has revealed a surprising secret about exoplanets known as "hot Jupiters" — the dark sides of the planets have "surprisingly uniform" temperatures, suggesting the clouds could be made of minerals and rocks.
