Astronomers have discovered a faint, incredibly distant galaxy, about 13.1 billion years in the past, just about 700 million years after the Big Bang. Continue reading Ultra-distant galaxy from early universe detected
Category Archives: Space Exploration
Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars
Chile’s Atacama desert may seem to contain little besides red-grey rocks and sand — but scientists are busy searching here for clues to life in a place it much resembles: Mars.
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‘Sensory skin’ to detect damage outside spacecraft
Scientists at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are developing a system that acts like a sensory skin to help astronauts to know exactly when the outside of their spacecraft has been damaged
The “Flexible Damage Detection System” technology may offer a possible solution to NASA’s problem of figuring out in real-time where a spacecraft is damaged and how seriously. Continue reading ‘Sensory skin’ to detect damage outside spacecraft
Fly me to the Moon: Russia seeks new cosmonauts
Russia’s space agency on Tuesday announced a recruitment drive for young would-be cosmonauts who it hopes will become the country’s first on the Moon. And women are welcome, an official stressed.
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Dwarf star found orbiting closest to black hole
Researchers have found evidence of a white dwarf star orbiting a likely black hole at a distance of only 961,000 km—just about 2.5 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Continue reading Dwarf star found orbiting closest to black hole
Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destination
Dismissed by former US president Barack Obama as a place explorers had already seen, the Moon has once again gained interest as a potential destination under Donald Trump’s presidency.
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