Category: Science
Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest pass ever to the Sun
(Cover photo: Artist’s concept showing Parker Solar Probe. Image credit: NASA/APL) On December 27, NASA’s Operations teams confirmed that their mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach […]
NASA funds ‘Firefly Aerospace’ to deliver high-tech experiments to lunar surface
Firefly’s first lunar delivery is scheduled to launch no earlier than mid-January 2025
NASA’s plans for sustaining human presence in ‘Low Earth Orbit’
The agency released its final goals and objectives for low Earth orbit, defining the long-term approach toward advancing microgravity science, technology, and exploration for the benefit of all . .
Artemis moon missions delayed
NASA shares Orion heat shield findings, updates Artemis II & Artemis III moon missions
Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ slams into west coast, one dead, hundreds of thousands with no power
Affected communities are struggling to recover from its vicious onslaught
Newly discovered ‘supermassive black hole’ rapidly gobbling up its home galaxy
Astronomers Find Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole Using NASA Telescopes
Ion-Pairing: A New Approach to Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Assembly
Researchers develop a novel assembly method with charged π-electronic molecules that produce materials with desirable optical and electronic properties
44-year-old cold case ends with the sentencing of Mary Robin Walter’s 1980 killer, her neighbor
Thanks to advances in forensics technology and the dedication of local law enforcement, the man who shot and killed a 23-year-old Mary Robin Walter has been brought to justice, after 44 years, 7 months and 19 days
The next September full moon will be a Supermoon and a partial lunar eclipse
… aka, Corn Moon, Harvest Moon
Tonight! Look up to view August’s Super Moon
(And not just any old Super Moon, but a ‘Supermoon Blue Moon’)
