Space : Science World Report

Jun 14, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

Applying Smart Safety Measures to In-Orbit Collision Avoidance

With all the excitement generated by private companies launching satellites into space, potentially providing high-speed Internet access across the planet, few are thinking about the repercussions of the space debris left behind by those satellites, many of which no longer function. With all the jun...

Oct 14, 2019 01:38 AM EDT

Black Holes Stunt Growth Of Dwarf Galaxies

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf galaxies have a significant impact on the evolution of these galaxies by suppressing star formation.

Illustration of Milky Way Gas Recycling (IMAGE)

Oct 11, 2019 12:18 AM EDT

Milky Way Raids Intergalactic 'Bank Accounts,' Hubble Study Finds

Our Milky Way is a frugal galaxy. Supernovas and violent stellar winds blow gas out of the galactic disk, but that gas falls back onto the galaxy to form new generations of stars. In an ambitious effort to conduct a full accounting of this recycling process, astronomers were surprised to find a surp...

Oct 11, 2019 12:15 AM EDT

New Research Sheds Light On The Ages Of Lunar Ice Deposits

The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon's south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but no one is sure exactly when or how that ice got there. A new study suggests that while a majority of those deposits are likely billions of years old, some ...

Oct 11, 2019 12:11 AM EDT

Study Suggests Ice On Lunar South Pole May Have More Than 1 Source

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon's south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but no one is sure exactly when or how that ice got there. A new study published in the journal Icarus suggests that whi...