For generations, Space Coast roadways have been lined with stationary vehicles as hundreds of thousands of spectators gather to watch high-profile launches — such as when up to 250,000 out-of-county visitors were predicted for NASA’s historic SpaceX Crew-1 astronaut mission in November 2020. But in general, the infatuation with motorists has decreased. Brevard County hosted … Read more
A team of astronomers has managed to remotely calculate the speed of rotation of a supermassive black hole thanks to the object’s chance encounter with a star, which instantly destroyed it. How will time travel change Perry in Outer Range Season 2? All black holes have spin, which they develop through their interactions with other … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Space Agency has kicked off its effort to create a European version of SpaceX, choosing two companies on Wednesday to develop commercial cargo services to the International Space Station. The Exploration Company, a … Read more
Promethium is extremely rare: only about 0.5 kg occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust at any time. Conceptual art shows the rare earth element promethium in a vial surrounded by an organic ligand. Image credits: Jacqueline DeMink / Thomas Dyke / ORNL. Promethium, discovered in 1945 at Clinton Laboratories, is a lanthanide element with the … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: CC0 Public domain × close to Credit: CC0 Public domain Astronomers from MIT, NASA and elsewhere have found a new way to measure how fast a black hole is spinning, using the wobbly aftermath of the star party. The … Read more
WASHINGTON – The European Space Agency has selected one of the continent’s largest space companies and one of its best-funded startups for study contracts that could lead to commercial cargo and crew vehicles. ESA announced on May 22 that it has awarded contracts worth around 25 million euros ($27 million) each to Thales Alenia Space … Read more
When medical devices such as pacemakers are implanted in the body, they usually cause an immune response that leads to the build-up of scar tissue around the implant. These scars, known as fibrosis, can interfere with the functioning of the devices and may require their removal. In a step forward that could prevent these types … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! by David Appell, Phys.org Numerical simulation of the MHD lens process at T/T0= 0.185 based on the observed geometric shape of the CH. Credit: Nature communication (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46846-z × close to Numerical simulation of the MHD lens process at … Read more
The first astronaut mission aboard the Boeing Starliner is grounded indefinitely. Starliner will not launch as planned on Saturday (May 25), which was the latest launch date after several delays in recent weeks. NASA officials communicated the delay late Tuesday (May 21) and did not yet provide a specific cause. But the team has been … Read more
Inspiration4 astronaut and billionaire Jared Isaacman is giving the US Space Force Historical Foundation the largest private donation in the nonprofit’s 35-year history, funding the future careful restoration of rare rocket-related artifacts and other museum upgrades in Brevard County. “This is exciting for the museum, a major step forward in preserving the Cape’s rich history … Read more