Space Exploration News – Latest Headlines

Cyborg collaboration finds 40,000 ring galaxies

The discovery of 40,000 rare ring-shaped galaxies is six times more than previously known. Rings take billions of years to form and are destroyed in galaxy-galaxy collisions, and so this giant new sample will help reveal how isolated galaxies evolve.

July 14, 2022 Read more

Astronomers detect a radio 'heartbeat' billions of light-years from Earth

The clear and periodic pattern of fast radio bursts may originate from a distant neutron star.

July 13, 2022 Read more

James Webb Telescope: a scientist explains what its first, amazing images show - and how it will change astronomy

Nasa released the first science observations made by the suite of instruments carried on board the James Webb telescope, marking what we eagerly anticipate will be the beginning of a new era in astronomy.

July 12, 2022 Read more

In its first published image, Webb telescope delivers deepest infrared image of universe yet

Webb's sharp near-infrared view brought out faint structures in extremely distant galaxies, offering the most detailed view of the early universe to date.

July 12, 2022 Read more

The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black hole

In 2019 tidal disruption, much of star's mass ended up in symmetrical cloud that hid black hole.

July 12, 2022 Read more

Black Hole Hunters - A citizen science search for black hole self-lensing

A research team is asking for the public's help to find some of the most mysterious, elusive objects in the Universe - black holes. By examining data from the SuperWASP survey, the team hope to detect changes in starlight that may provide evidence for the existence of these black holes.

July 11, 2022 Read more

Building blocks for RNA-based life abound at center of our galaxy

Key precursors for life on Earth are abundant in interstellar Molecular Clouds and could have reached Earth inside meteors and comets.

July 8, 2022 Read more

Shedding light on comet Chury's unexpected chemical complexity

Scientists have identified an unexpected richness of complex organic molecules at a comet. Delivered to the early Earth by impacting comets, these organics may have helped to kick-start carbon-based life as we know it.

July 5, 2022 Read more

Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable ocean worlds of the Solar System

Nasa has recently announced funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature swimming robots to explore oceans beneath the icy shells of our Solar System's many 'ocean worlds'. But don’t imagine metal humanoids swimming frog-like underwater. They will probably be simple, triangular wedges.

July 4, 2022 Read more

Nanoscale infrared study of meteorite mineralogy

Using a nanoscale infrared probe, researchers found that the minerals in a meteorite - an artifact representing the solar system's past - were altered by water on very fine spatial scales.

July 2, 2022 Read more

Engineers design motorless sailplanes for Mars exploration

A concept developed by aerospace experts and a planetary scientist takes inspiration from albatross flight to learn more about the Red Planet's atmosphere and geology.

July 2, 2022 Read more

Capturing the onset of galaxy rotation in the early universe

Astronomers detect the most distant galaxy rotation ever observed, suggesting an initial stage of rotational motion development.

July 1, 2022 Read more

Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel

Scientists have developed a new class of energy-dense biofuels based on one of nature's most unique molecules.

July 1, 2022 Read more

Astronauts on long missions can experience the equivalent of 10 years of age-related bone density loss

The research investigated the shinbones of 17 astronauts after being in space, and found that people who went on space missions for longer than 6 months had substantially less bone recovery than people who were in space for less than 6 months.

June 30, 2022 Read more

New fossil galaxy discovery could answer important questions about the history of the universe

An ultra-faint dwarf galaxy, believed to be a 'fossil' of one of the first ever galaxies, has been discovered by galactic archeologists.

June 30, 2022 Read more

Exploring alien worlds with robotic teams: Test mission on Mt. Etna

Conditions similar to those on the Moon or Mars can be found on Mt. Etna, where researchers are testing robotic swarms with which they plan to explore alien worlds in the future.

June 30, 2022 Read more

First full-scale planetary defense test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth

A space probe colliding with an asteroid may deform its target far more severely than previously thought.

June 29, 2022 Read more

Falling stardust, wobbly jets explain blinking gamma ray bursts

Astrophysicists has developed the first-ever full 3D simulation of an entire evolution of a jet formed by a collapsing star, or a 'collapsar'. New simulation also shows gamma ray bursts are 10 times rarer than previously thought.

June 29, 2022 Read more