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Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to direct spacecraft exploration." Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams says "we don't feel abandoned" or "stuck" as space mission stretches on

CBS News

CBS News

NASA is finalizing plans to bring Williams and Wilmore back to Earth, along with their two space station crewmates, Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, around March 19, sources say. That would ...

Mysterious magnetic stars may arise when supernovas blast out matter

"Most of the external layers of a massive star are removed during the supernova, but some material falls back, making the neutron star spin faster." Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry

Asteroid hunter David Rankin first "precovered" (short for pre-discovery recovery) asteroid 2024 YR4 in data from the Catalina Sky Survey, meaning he was able to find images of the space rock in archival data that was gathered prior to its official ...

'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet

Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" that splits the Red Planet into two distinct halves. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Spaceflight Now

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites Friday afternoon. The mission, dubbed Starlink 12-9, will be the 10th dedicated Starlink mission of the year and the 11th with Starlink satellites on ...

Scientific American

How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?

Scientific American

"Keep your eye on the ball" is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks. By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings. Illustration of the orbital path of a large asteroid crossing the orbit of a planet ...

Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail

The new findings detail a method to measure the force of laser light on what are known as "ultrathin membranes." This is research that could help advance the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative's vision of laser-driven space travel.

New AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go

Phys.Org

Phys.Org

Proteins are the workhorses that keep our cells running, and there are many thousands of types of proteins in our cells, each performing a specialized function. Researchers have long known that the structure of a protein determines what it can do.

Mysterious Radiation Belts Detected Around Earth After Epic Solar Storm

But its effects were way more far-reaching, as scientists now reveal. In the months following the storm, Earth was girded by two new, temporary radiation belts of high-energy particles, trapped by the planet's magnetic field.