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Space junk threat: Researchers working to reduce impact of falling debris

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 20:11

Researchers are working to come up with ways to mitigate the space junk problem, one of which would use fabrication concepts to reduce the size of debris pieces that make it to Earth.

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Watch Ariane 5 rocket launch big communications satellite from South America today

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 18:11

An Ariane 5 rocket carrying a European communications satellite is scheduled to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana Wednesday (Sept. 7) at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 GMT). Watch it live here.

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Rubik’s Cube solved in 19 seconds during zero-gravity flight (video)

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 18:11

Bailey Burns learned how to ‘speed cube’ to solve the Rubik’s Cube puzzle in 19 seconds during a parabolic flight.

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Massive asteroid 3 Juno shines in opposition on Wednesday (Sept. 7)

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 18:11

Asteroid 3 Juno, half the length of the Grand Canyon, will whip past Earth at an average speed 30 times that of a jet fighter on its 4-year orbit around our star.

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The James Webb Space Telescope never disproved the Big Bang. Here’s how that falsehood spread.

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 18:11

The story of how JWST’s images of distant galaxies and the words of an astrophysicist were misused by science deniers to try and throw shade on the Big Bang.

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Streaming deals: great sci-fi content and discounts

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 17:11

These streaming deals will give you tons of great sci-fi content for you to enjoy.

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NASA to replace seal on leaky Artemis 1 moon rocket at the launch pad

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 07:11

NASA will replace a seal in an attempt to fix the leak that scuttled last weekend’s planned Artemis 1 moon launch — and it will do the work on the pad.

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Discovery suggests red supergiant Betelgeuse was actually yellow 2,000 years ago

Submit on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 04:11

New research from historical sources indicates that Betelgeuse had a yellowish hue around two millennia ago.

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