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New Calculations Show That an Interstellar Bussard Ramjet Drive Would Need a Magnetic Field Stretching 150 Million Kilometres

By Matthew Williams - December 28, 2021 05:36 PM UTC | Physics

A new analysis of the fabled Bussard Ramjet shows that the spacecraft would need an impossibly big magnetic field to achieve interstellar travel.

Here's DART's First Picture From Space. We Are Already Looking Forward to its Last Image

By Nancy Atkinson - December 28, 2021 02:27 PM UTC | Missions

The Real Science Behind the Movie "Don't Look Up"

By Nancy Atkinson - December 28, 2021 01:08 PM UTC | Planetary Science

JWST Is On Its Way!

By Nancy Atkinson - December 26, 2021 10:42 AM UTC | Telescopes

Primordial Black Holes Could Explain Dark Matter and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes at the Same Time

By Brian Koberlein - December 24, 2021 12:17 PM UTC | Black Holes

The James Webb telescope might discover primordial black holes in the near future.

Best Image Ever Taken of Stars Buzzing Around the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

By Matthew Williams - December 23, 2021 02:28 PM UTC | Black Holes

The GRAVITY collaboration just released the clearest images ever of the stars that orbit the supermassive black hole in the heart of our galaxy!

This Video of Comet Leonard (with Venus and Mercury) will Blow Your Mind

By Nancy Atkinson - December 22, 2021 07:37 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Bottom of Valles Marineris Seems to Have Water Mixed in With the Regolith

By Matthew Williams - December 22, 2021 06:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to data obtained by ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter, it looks like there's plenty of water ice at the bottom of Valles Marineris on Mars.

Life Could Make Habitable Pockets in Venus' Atmosphere

By sjohnston - December 22, 2021 05:49 PM UTC | Astrobiology

SpaceX is Hoping to Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Rocket Fuel

By Matthew Williams - December 21, 2021 08:38 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX may start a carbon capture program as an eco-friendly way of creating propellant.

Webb Telescope Officially Cleared for Launch on December 25

By Nancy Atkinson - December 21, 2021 04:16 PM UTC | Telescopes

Now We Know Why Pluto has These Strange Features on its Surface

By Nancy Atkinson - December 21, 2021 01:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Floating "Aerobats" Could be the Best way to Explore the Cloud Tops of Venus

By Matthew Williams - December 20, 2021 05:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Researchers, with support from NASA, are developing software that will allow balloon-based aerial robots to explore Venus' atmosphere.

New Calculations Show That an Interstellar Bussard Ramjet Drive Would Need a Magnetic Field Stretching 150 Million Kilometres

Here's DART's First Picture From Space. We Are Already Looking Forward to its Last Image

The Real Science Behind the Movie "Don't Look Up"

JWST Is On Its Way!

Primordial Black Holes Could Explain Dark Matter and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes at the Same Time

Best Image Ever Taken of Stars Buzzing Around the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

This Video of Comet Leonard (with Venus and Mercury) will Blow Your Mind

The Bottom of Valles Marineris Seems to Have Water Mixed in With the Regolith

Life Could Make Habitable Pockets in Venus' Atmosphere

SpaceX is Hoping to Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Rocket Fuel

Webb Telescope Officially Cleared for Launch on December 25

Now We Know Why Pluto has These Strange Features on its Surface

Floating "Aerobats" Could be the Best way to Explore the Cloud Tops of Venus

Japanese Billionaire Finishes Up Space Station Mission With Online Flourishes

Astronomy Jargon 101: Irregular Galaxies

Astronomy Jargon 101: Galactic Halo

The Moon is a Barren and Desolate, but Lunar Caves Could Offer Some Shelter From the Harsh Environment

Astronomy Jargon 101: Giant Molecular Clouds

Astronomy Jargon 101: Escape Velocity

Would Mars be More Habitable if it Orbited a Red Dwarf?