SwRI awarded lunar lander investigation contract
Payload will study the deep interior of the far side of the MoonCredit: LPI/USRA/NASA SAN ANTONIO -- June 21, 2021 ...
Tag: Experiments in Space
SpaceML.org: A new resource to accelerate AI application in space science and exploration
SpaceML makes AI-ready datasets available to researchers working in space science and explorationCredit: FDL/SETI Institute June 17, 2021, Mountain View, ...
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. ...
Queqiao: The bridge between Earth and the far side of the moon
Researchers explain the design of the relay communication satellite that enabled us to peek at the hidden face of the ...
CHIME telescope detects more than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts in its first year of operation
Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: One-offs and repeaters BRIEFING NOTE: Researchers will announce ...
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, ...
A new dimension in the quest to understand dark matter
UC Riverside dark matter research program targets assumptions about particle physicsCredit: Thomas Wasper. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- As its name suggests, ...
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 ...
To give astronauts better food, engineers test a fridge prototype in microgravity
Credit: Alain Bucio/Air Squared Inc., ZERO-G (www.gozerog.com), Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Astronauts have been going to space since ...
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, ...
SwRI-led PUNCH mission passes important milestone
Solar wind imaging satellites one step closer to 2023 launch SAN ANTONIO -- May 24, 2021 -- On May 20, ...
SwRI’s Fuselier elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Honor recognizes 35 years of contributions to space research SAN ANTONIO -- May 4, 2021 -- Dr. Stephen Fuselier, executive ...
UMD-led CRESST II signs $178M cooperative agreement with NASA
Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology will continue to foster research collaborations between NASA Goddard and ...
Saving the MIT radome
Student-led efforts preserve iconic campus landmark for future generations of education and research. Perched atop the MIT Cecil and Ida ...
In the emptiness of space, Voyager I detects plasma ‘hum’
ITHACA, N.Y. - Voyager 1 - one of two sibling NASA spacecraft launched 44 years ago and now the most ...
How long is a day on Venus? Scientists crack mysteries of our closest neighbor
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Venus is an enigma. It's the planet next door and yet reveals little about itself. An opaque blanket ...
SwRI-led PUNCH mission launches associate investigator program
NASA mission will study how Sun's corona transitions into the solar wind SAN ANTONIO -- April 27, 2021 -- The ...
‘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 ...
Seismicity on Mars full of surprises, in first continuous year of data
The SEIS seismometer package from the Mars InSight lander has collected its first continuous Martian year of data, revealing some ...
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Study reshapes understanding of mass extinction in Late Devonian era
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Ancient Balkan genomes trace the rise and fall of Roman Empire’s frontier, reveal Slavic migrations to southeastern Europe
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Geoscientists map changes in atmospheric CO2 over past 66 million years
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ORNL engineer Karen White honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
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Taking antibiotics back in time
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Virtual reality simulations can help autistic people complete real-world tasks, MU study finds