Earth may be surrounded by Hairy Dark Matter
This illustration shows Earth surrounded by theoretical filaments of dark matter called “hairs.” The solar system might be a lot hairier than we thought.
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It’s Black Hole Friday
A black hole is an astronomical object with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
Starship prepares for high-altitude test Flight
After another successful engine test, SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype prepares for high-altitude test flight, attempting to reach an altitude of 15km.
New Satellite to monitor Sea-Level Rise launched
New Copernicus satellite to monitor sea-level rise launched, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US, on 21 November 2020.
A Huge Telescope on the Moon to study the Big Bang
Astronomers revive the idea for a huge telescope on the Moon, to study the moments following the Big Bang.
Watch Live the historic SpaceX Crew-1 launch this Saturday
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Sunday, November 15 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s first operational crew mission (Crew-1) to the International Space Station (ISS) from historic
Colors of the Moon
What color is the Moon? It depends on the night. Outside of the Earth’s atmosphere, the dark Moon, which shines by reflected sunlight, appears a magnificently brown-tinged
Europa glows in the dark
Radiation from Jupiter makes its moon Europa, to glow.
There are about 300 million Habitable Planets in the Milky Way
Scientists using data from the Kepler space telescope, estimated that there could be as many as 300 million potentially habitable planets in our galaxy.
Halloween Sun
Active regions on the Sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face.