Putin was quoted by the Russian state media news source TASS on Tuesday (April 12), which was “Cosmonautics Day” in Russia. The annual celebration honors the launch of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who...
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The sun explosion comes courtesy of a dead sunspot called AR2987, according to SpaceWeather.com. The sunspot explosion released loads of energy in the form of radiation, which also led to a coronal mass...
Multiple research teams are developing missions designed to address the planet’s potential as an abode for alien life — life that could be swirling high above the scorched surface within the relatively...
When Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted at SpaceX founder Elon Musk to ask for Starlink internet services amidst the Russian invasion, the tech billionaire delivered — with the help of the United...
Around the world, astrophysicists are poring over the blips of gravitational waves that ripple through Earth when distant black holes or neutron stars collide. One of those astrophysicists is Christine Ye, a 17-year-old student...
By touching down in the landing zone – roughly 400km (250 miles) to the north-east of Russian space launch facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan – Vande Hei surpasses Nasa’s previous record for the longest...
Scientists have confirmed the speed of sound on Mars, using equipment on the Perseverance rover to study the red planet’s atmosphere, which is very different to Earth’s. An international team of...
The sea ice was fundamental to ecosystems and may play a role in protecting the Antarctic ice sheet from the effects of ocean heat, he said. When the ice sheet melts it adds to global sea levels. On Feb. 25, sea-ice extent —...