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25 May , 2018

Two Spacecraft Will Get Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before

News

24 May , 2018

Uh oh, the EMDrive Could be Getting Its “Thrust” From Cables and Earth’s Magnetic Field

Asteroids

23 May , 2018

Oumuamua was Just the Beginning. Astronomers Find an Interstellar Asteroid Orbiting Retrograde near Jupiter.

Two Spacecraft Will Get Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before

25 May , 2018 by Matt Williams

Two upcoming missions – NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and the ESA’s Solar Orbiter – will get closer to the Sun than ever before in the hopes of unlocking its secrets.

Uh oh, the EMDrive Could be Getting Its “Thrust” From Cables and Earth’s Magnetic Field

24 May , 2018 by Matt Williams

After conducting their own tests on the EM Drive, a team from UT Dresden reported that any thrust coming from the engine might be due to interaction with Earth’s magnetic field.

Oumuamua was Just the Beginning. Astronomers Find an Interstellar Asteroid Orbiting Retrograde near Jupiter.

23 May , 2018 by Matt Williams

A new study by a pair of astronomers has indicated that near Jupiter, there is an interstellar asteroid that has been there since the early days of the Solar System.

The Ant Nebula Actually has Intense Laser Emissions Coming From its Core

23 May , 2018 by Matt Williams

A team of astronomers, using the Herschel Observatory, recently observed a series of laser emissions coming from the ant nebula.

Weekly Space Hangout: May 23, 2018: Mike Massimino and Nat Geo’s ONE STRANGE ROCK

22 May , 2018 by Fraser Cain

Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Special Guests: This week, we are extremely excited to welcome former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino back to the Weekly Space Hangout in a segment he pre-recorded with […]