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If you want to move an asteroid, you need the right kind of nuclear...
Using nuclear devices to deflect or disrupt an asteroid.
Sounds a bit crazy, no?
Maybe a little too Hollywood? And yet, detonating nukes in space may...
A habitat at Ceres could be the gateway to the outer solar system
In the near future, humanity stands a good chance of expanding its presence beyond Earth.
This includes establishing infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), on...
Astronomers find the farthest galaxy. Its light took 13.4 billion years to reach us
Since time immemorial, philosophers and scholars have contemplated the beginning of time and even tried to determine when all things began.
It’s only been in...
Astronomers are searching for a Galaxy-wide transmitter beacon at the center of the Milky...
It has been over sixty years since the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) survey occurred.
This is the largest explosion ever seen in the universe
Throughout recorded history, humans have looked up at the night sky and witnessed the major astronomical events known as a “supernova.”
The name, still used...
Astronomers see tantalizing evidence for one of the first stars to form in the...
According to the predominant cosmological model, the first stars in the Universe formed roughly 100,000 years after the Big Bang.
Known as Population III stars,...
Astronomers find a sun-like star orbiting a nearby black hole
In 1916, Karl Schwarzchild theorized the existence of black holes as a resolution to Einstein’s field equations for his Theory of General Relativity.
By the...
Astronomers find a water world planet with deep oceans in the habitable zone
In the search for extrasolar planets, astronomers and astrobiologists generally pursue a policy of “follow the water.”
This comes down to searching for planets that...
What is the best radiation shielding for the surface of Mars
The planet Mars is calling to us.
At least, that is the impression one gets when examining all the planned and proposed missions to the...
Double-walled nanotubes could be highly useful for solar panels, says new study
One nanotube could be great for electronics applications, but there's new evidence that two could be tops.
Rice University engineers already knew that size matters...