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Archive for January 8th, 2024

Turbulent 1st moments of a black hole’s life captured in new simulations

January 8th, 2024 by

Scientists modeled how black holes and neutron stars form after dying stars collapse, and explained why some get a hard ‘kick’ into interstellar space.

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See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the early morning sky on Jan. 9

January 8th, 2024 by

In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9, Mercury, Venus and Mars will appear alongside a thin crescent moon in the morning sky.

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Floating ‘magic islands’ on Saturn’s moon Titan may be honeycomb-shaped snow

January 8th, 2024 by

On Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks in methane lakes, appearing as floating “magic islands.”

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DHL delivering Everest rock, ‘meme’ coin to the moon on Astrobotic lander

January 8th, 2024 by

A rock from Mount Everest, a time capsule from Belgium, a physical ‘meme’ coin and a letter from a private astronaut are now being delivered to the moon’s surface by DHL.

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Europe’s Proba-3 mission will create an ‘artificial eclipse’ to the study sun’s corona

January 8th, 2024 by

Europe will launch two satellites in September which will together form an artificial eclipse to help scientists study the sun.

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ULA’s 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket launch looks spectacular in these photos and videos

January 8th, 2024 by

Relive ULA’s Vulcan Centaur debut with these awesome photos. The mission sent the private Peregrine moon lander toward Earth’s nearest neighbor.

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ULA’s Vulcan rocket launches private US moon lander, 1st since Apollo, and human remains in debut flight

January 8th, 2024 by

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket launched on its first-ever mission this morning (Jan. 8), sending the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.

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