This galaxy acts as an astronomical laser, beaming out microwave emission rather than visible light. To source
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Earth Scientists Are Freaking Out. NASA Urges Calm.
“We don’t do policy in NASA,” said Michael Freilich, head of the agency’s Earth Science Division. At a time when NASA earth scientists are concerned their research may be scuttled by the incoming Trump administration, the space agency’s top science official is preaching pragmatism and unity . The names of the two key Trump administration figures […]
NASA's Curiosity Rover Spots Purple Rocks on Mars
This new image from the Mars Curiosity rover captures purple-colored rocks on the surface of lower Mount Sharp. Mars may appear red when viewed from Earth, but NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured an up-close photo of the planet’s mountainous landscape, with purple-colored rocks littered across the foreground. This remarkable new photo was captured near the […]
Magnetic-Field 'Avalanches' May Explain 'Alien Megastructure' Star
An artist’s illustration showing a shattered comet passing in front of a star illustrates one theory that scientists have for the strange dimming star KIC 8462852. A new study suggests that the star may dim due to internal processes. The darkening of a mysterious star, which might be due to “alien megastructures ,” according to […]
Report Recommends Civil Agency for Space Traffic Management
A civil agency, most likely the FAA, is best suited to take on space traffic management responsibilities, a report recently delivered to Congress concludes. WASHINGTON — A report prepared for Congress recommends giving a civil agency responsibility for space traffic management work, but stops short of recommending which agency should take on the job. The […]
Basking in Light
Sunlight truly has come to Saturn’s north pole. The whole northern region is bathed in sunlight in this view from late 2016, feeble though the light may be at Saturn’s distant domain in the solar system. To source
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China's Lofty Space Ambitions Include 2018 Landing on Moon's Far Side
China’s Information Office of the State Council on Tuesday (Dec. 27) released an expansive white paper on that country’s space activities in 2016. The document also projected a look at China’s space agenda over the coming years, a plan that includes a lunar sample-return mission and the first soft-landing on the far side of the moon […]
Earth from Space: See NASA's 16 Best Astronaut Photos of 2016
NASA has released some of the most artful, majestic and sometimes just plain cool images taken by astronauts on the International Space Station in 2016. Released as a video slideshow , the 16 pictures were all taken from the space station’s windows by astronauts, and not by satellites in orbit. The images spectacular views of […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Space experiment reveals the mechanisms of how PIN proteins direct one of the plant hormones "auxin" to form a seedling of a cucumber
Space experiment reveals the mechanisms of how PIN proteins direct one of the plant hormones “auxin” to form a seedling of a cucumber Last Updated: December 28, 2016 Tohoku University Graduate School of Life SciencesJAXA Professor Hideyuki Takahashi’s group at Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences elucidated that the transfer of auxin, one of […]
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Protein crystals grown in Kibo are returned to the ground alongside Astronaut Takuya Onishi (completion of the shortest-term protein growth experiment ever conducted)
Protein crystals grown in Kibo are returned to the ground alongside Astronaut Takuya Onishi (completion of the shortest-term protein growth experiment ever conducted) Last Updated: December 28, 2016 Taking a bag for protein sample delivery out of the Soyuz spacecraft (47S) (Credit:JAXA) Soyuz Decent Module landed on Earth carrying Onishi and the samples (Credit:JAXA/NASA/Bill Ingalls) […]
Japanese Google Lunar X Prize Team Finds New Ride to the Moon
Team Hakuto of Japan is developing a rover that it will fly to the moon on a lander built by another Google Lunar X Prize competitor, TeamIndus. WASHINGTON — Team Hakuto, a Japanese group competing for the Google Lunar X Prize, announced Dec. 20 it has a verified contract to fly its rover on another team’s […]
Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2017: When, Where & How to See It
The 2017 Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight on Jan. 3 and 4 in the eastern sky as seen in this NASA sky chart. While the Quadrantids are a little-known meteor shower, 2017 will be a great year to catch them during their Jan. 3-4 overnight peak. The nearly new moon’s dim light […]