Blue Origin‘s New Shepard rocket returned to space on its 24th flight from Launch Site One in West Texas after a year. Triumphant Return: 33 Payloads Safely Delivered Near Space in 10-Minute Mission The uncrewed mission launched on December 19, 2023, delivering 33 payloads near space. The RSS H G Wells space capsule launched at … Read more
NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy, is the undisputed star of the show in the Hubble Space Telescope, with its three companion galaxies intentionally left out of the cosmic frame. In a dazzling celestial display, a member of the galactic quartet steals the limelight in a breathtaking new image beamed down by the Hubble Space Telescope Together, … Read more
French astronomers using the NOEMA radio telescope array discovered a complex variety of chemicals in two 12-billion-year-old galaxies. The galaxies APM 08279+5255 and NCv1.143 reveal ancient star formation. While NCv1.143 is a normal galaxy, APM 08279+5255 has a quasar. Despite their differences, both galaxies generate stars several hundred times faster than our Milky Way. NOEMA … Read more
The close rendezvous is scheduled for Sunday, December 17, marking a celestial event where the moon, nearly half-illuminated, and Saturn will share the same right ascension, akin to celestial longitude, in what astronomers term a conjunction of planets. In a celestial spectacle set to captivate sky gazers, the moon is poised to engage in a … Read more
The US Congress has ordered the publication of UFO records. New UFO Disclosure Law Passes, but Advocates Express Concerns The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requires the U.S. National Archives to gather and distribute materials regarding unidentified anomalies, undiscovered technologies, and non-human intelligence. In the bill, the phrases are unclear. The Schumer-Rounds Amendment, … Read more
Astronomers have found a new way to measure cosmic distances by interpreting the “music” created by vibrating stars, serving as a huge orchestra of cosmic instruments. Gaia’s Galactic Music: New Method Unveils Precise Measurements for Two Billion Stars This novel method will let the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite Gaia measure the locations, distances, and … Read more
The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act carries provisions mandating the collection and release of documents linked to “unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence.” The U.S. Congress has recently approved legislation instructing the U.S. government to disclose records connected to unidentified flying objects, commonly known as UFOs, in a move … Read more
In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature Astronomy on Thursday (Dec. 14), scientists reveal that data from NASA‘s Cassini mission, which concluded six years ago, has uncovered a vital ingredient for life on Saturn moon Enceladus. The spacecraft’s observations have exposed a potent energy source deep beneath the Saturn moon Enceladus’s icy exterior, … Read more
Solar storms disrupt Earth’s magnetic field, guiding ions to the poles and creating auroras. Steve’ and ‘Picket Fences’ in Night Sky Linked to Mysterious Physics, Distinct from Auroras Recent research links ‘Steve‘ and bright ‘picket fences‘ in the night sky to unexplained and novel physics. This type of aurora, unlike the northern and southern lights, … Read more
Solar physicists categorize X-class solar flares into three groups: C, M, and X, with X being the most powerful. An X-class solar flare was observed today, December 14, by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft This particular outburst at 12:02 p.m. EST (1702 GMT) registered as an X2.8, marking it as the most potent X-class solar flare … Read more