(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk… [+7598 chars]
A venomous spider has been found in the UK for the first time, after it was spotted eating bats. The noble false widow spider was found by wildlife artist Ben Waddams at his home in north Shropshir… [+2106 chars]
The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B. ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Boeker, B. Holwerda, Dark Energy Survey, DOE, FNAL/DECam, CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, SDSS Acknowledgement: R. Colombari These galaxi… [+2881 chars]
Forget boomers versus millennials the generation who really screwed us over was the one who lived about 4,000 years ago. Know why? Because they had mammoths, and we dont. But we could! At long last,… [+5150 chars]
Astronomers have discovered a lot of exoplanets until now. Now that so many exoplanets have been identified, scientists are studying their formation and habitability. To determine their potential of… [+2986 chars]
Three tons of space junk is hurtling towards the Moon at a speed of 5,800mph, but nobody is willing to claim it. The leftover rocket - about 12 metres long and three metres in diameter - is due to s… [+2276 chars]
Grains of sand on a beach can tell us more than you might think about the history of the planet, new research reveals something to think about the next time you're heading to the coast for a swim or … [+3234 chars]
Grains of sand on a beach can tell us more than you might think about the history of the planet, new research reveals something to think about the next time you're heading to the coast for a swim or … [+3234 chars]
They pinky swear they won't act like kids in a candy shop. Bothering Astronauts We can all heave huge sighs of relief knowing that the space tourists who are part of the first all-private mission … [+2108 chars]
Plasma generation and characterization A high-voltage discharge was used to create the plasma, ignited by a thyratron switch operating at a breakdown voltage of 25kV, supplying approximately 500A fo… [+19882 chars]
March 2, 2022 — LEGO rolled out its version of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) on Tuesday (March 1), two weeks before the space agency was scheduled to do the same with the real moon-bound rocket.… [+5123 chars]
Astronomers have discovered a lot of exoplanets until now. Now that so many exoplanets have been identified, scientists are studying their formation and habitability. To determine their potential of… [+2986 chars]
