The anatomy of a planet
ETH researchers analyse marsquakesCredit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Since early 2019, researchers have been recording and analysing marsquakes as part of ...
Tag: Experiments in Space
Mini radar could find water and habitable tunnels on the Moon or Mars
A miniature radar device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and even hollowed out ...
The weather forecast for Venus
Space-based infrared imaging reveals the nighttime weather on VenusCredit: © 2021 JAXA/Imamura et al. Little is known about the weather ...
Astrophysicist outlines plans for the gravitational wave observatory on the moon
Credit: Karan Jani THE IDEA Vanderbilt astrophysicist Karan Jani has led a series of studies that make the first case ...
A star in a distant galaxy blew up in a powerful explosion, solving an astronomical mystery
Giant explosion in space illuminates thousand-year mysteryCredit: NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale; Las Cumbres Observatory Dr. Iair Arcavi, a Tel Aviv University researcher ...
SwRI’s Bolton receives NSS Space Pioneer Award
National Space Society recognizes accomplishments in opening the space frontierCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- July 12, 2021 -- ...
WVU advances collaborative research with renewal of NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center
The University is part of a team recently awarded a $17 million grant from the National Science FoundationCredit: Submitted photo ...
Japanese, Italian, US physicists reveal new measurements of high-energy cosmic rays
LSU researchers contribute to a discovery that adds a new wrinkle to our understanding of the origins of matter accelerated ...
How a supermassive black hole originates
UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapseCredit: Samantha Tieu. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
From burglar alarms to black hole detectors
Super sensors as possible outputs of a quantum gravity experimentCredit: University of Groningen Last year, Anupam Mazumdar, a physicist from ...
Largest aerospace society names Sandia researcher ‘Engineer of the Year’
'Jack-of-all-trades' improves future spacefaring calculationsCredit: Photo by Lonnie Anderson, courtesy Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Humberto "Tito" Silva III, ...
The dark matter particle explorer has measured high-precision cosmic ray helium energy spectrum
Credit: DAMPE Collaboration Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Collaboration directly observed a spectral softening of helium nuclei at about 34TeV ...
Candid cosmos: eROSITA cameras set benchmark for astronomical imaging
An overview and performance assessment of the seven cameras of eROSITA, a space x-ray telescope launched in 2019Credit: P. Friedrich, ...
‘Smart shirt’ takes a trip to space for science
High-tech shirt non-intrusively monitors astronauts' health during spaceflightCredit: Canadian Space Agency/NASA A technology-packed tank top offers a simple, effective way ...