News

The Debrief

This Weird New Space Telescope Concept Could Revolutionize the Search for Alien Life

Rethinking the shape of space telescopes may be the answer to the seemingly insurmountable challenges facing missions to ...
Space.com

The Milky Way galaxy may be a different shape than we thought

The shape of our galaxy may reveal a history of collisions with other galaxies or even galactic clusters. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

No radio astronomy needed: Ring laser measures Earth's axis wobble with unprecedented precision

As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

New ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble without telescopes or satellites

Researchers in Germany have developed a ring laser that tracks Earth's axis movements without telescopes or satellites.
CNN

NASA telescope spots cosmic question mark in deep space

A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be. The ...
Reuters

Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object's ...
Indiatimes

‘Let’s get spinning’: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla gives rare look at NASA’s multi-axis trainer and space training

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shared a video of his NASA training. He used the Multi-Axis Trainer. This machine simulates spacecraft tumbling. It helps astronauts stay calm. Astronauts learn to ...