Aerospace

Space exploration with NASA: Where will space research take us in 2025?

2024 was a year of remarkable achievements for NASA, marked by groundbreaking missions, scientific discoveries, technological advancements and continued space exploration. As we prepare for 2025, the agency continues to push the boundaries of human exploration and knowledge.

Euclid space telescope successfully launched by SpaceX Falcon 9

The Euclid Space Telescope, aimed at unraveling the mysteries of the Universe, has been launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 spacecraft from Florida's Cape Canaveral.

Stellar collisions reveal new path to Gamma-ray bursts

An international team of astrophysicists studying a gamma-ray burst (GRB) may have discovered a new way to destroy stars

UK Space Agency invests £2.1 million in cutting-edge space technologies

The UK Space Agency has invested 2.1 million in hyper advanced space technologies throughout it's Enabling Technologies Programme.

UK Space Agency funding £6.6M for foreign research and STEM education

The news that a variety of research collaborations and STEM education projects will be receiving UK Space Agency funding has been announced at this year's Space Comm-Expo in Farnborough, one of the largest space-related meetings in the UK.

Gravitational lensing method reveals accurate mass of a galaxy hosting a quasar

EPFL researchers reveal their ground-breaking technique for determining the mass of a galaxy hosting a quasar through the use of a powerful gravitational lensing...

NASA sheds light on UFO sightings and unidentified aerial phenomena

NASA recently conducted its inaugural public gathering regarding UFO sightings or "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAPs). Taking place one year after initiating a comprehensive investigation into intriguing UFO sightings, NASA revealed numerous unsolved mysteries.

The Goldilocks Zone: Hospitable planets may be more common than we think

In a groundbreaking analysis utilizing the latest telescope observations, astronomers from the University of Florida have revealed that one-third of all common planets in our galaxy may be classed as 'hospitable planets'.

First ever Saudi-Arabian woman ventures into space with AX-2 mission

The Saudi Space Commission embarked on the AX-2 mission on Sunday, which saw the first Arab female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, go to space.

First radiation belt seen outside of our solar system

A double-lobed structure like the radiation belt of Jupiter has been spotted using high-resolution emissions from an ultracool dwarf.

JWST potentially locates water vapour on exoplanet

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to look at a rocky exoplanet known as GJ 486 b, researchers find signs of water vapour – hinting at an atmosphere.

NASA’s Quesst: Flying faster than sound, but quieter than ever

With civilian supersonic flights over land being banned for the last 50 years due to noise complaints. NASA’s Quesst has a plan: Flying faster than sound, but with innovative technology to drastically reduce noise.

Galaxies that shouldn’t exist? JWST confounds scientists yet again

New information provided by the James Webb Space Telescope indicates six galaxies that shouldn’t exist - the telescope has revealed these earliest and largest galaxies on NASA’s radar might be even bigger and more mature than previously thought possible.

Ariel Data Challenge 2023: AI and exoplanets

Artificial Intelligence experts have been invited to embark on the Ariel Data Challenge 2023 and look for exoplanets.

Spain joins the Square Kilometre Array Observatory

Now that Spain has joined the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, researchers in Spain will have access to the initiative's data.

High-quality membrane mirrors and the power of large space telescopes

Research has revealed a new way of producing and shaping large high-quality mirrors for space telescopes allowing for them to be rolled up and stored compactly inside during launch.

James Webb Space Telescope detects dust storm on exoplanet VHS 1256b

For the first time, a raging dust storm has been observed by the James Webb Space Telescope on the exoplanet known as VHS 1256b, which is outside our Solar System.

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