New instrument extends LIGO’s reach
Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Dec. 5, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: astronomy astrophysics kavli-institute ligo national-science-foundation-nsf physics research school-of-science space astronomy-and-planetary-science
Giant ice planet orbits hot star 1/4 its size
New evidence points to an giant, icy planet orbiting a white dwarf star that's slowing evaporating it.
Peter Thorley-Warwick | Dec. 4, 2019 | futurity~7 mins
Tags: featured science-and-technology planets space stars
Distant star's vision of our Sun's future 'death'
A newly discovered planet offers insights into the Sun's demise in 5-6 billion years.
By Paul Rincon | Dec. 4, 2019 | bbcnews~4 mins
Tags: astronomy space-exploration
Europe's new space budget to enable CO2 mapping
A multi-billion-euro funding package for the European Space Agency is agreed by its member states.
By Jonathan Amos | Nov. 28, 2019 | bbcnews~7 mins
Tags: mars earth-science carbon-dioxide space-exploration nasa european-space-agency
Stars align for epic space missions
Athena and Lisa, two major astronomy projects of the 2030s, should launch within a year of each other.
By Jonathan Amos | Nov. 28, 2019 | bbcnews~5 mins
Tags: space-exploration earth-observation european-space-agency spain
UK set for 'active' role at European space meeting
After some doubts, it seems Britain will now play its part in the big European Space Agency council.
By Jonathan Amos | Nov. 27, 2019 | bbcnews~7 mins
Tags: space-exploration european-space-agency
Telescope closes in on signal from end of ‘cosmic dark age’
Researchers are closer than ever to detecting a signal from a time when the first stars in the universe emerged from the "cosmic dark ages."
Kevin Stacey-Brown | Nov. 26, 2019 | futurity~5 mins
Tags: science-and-technology big-bang hydrogen light space stars
Dubai Air Show: The challenges for us all in flying green
Sustainable, renewable and green: environmental goals the aviation industry is now grappling with.
By Russell Hotten, Sameer Hashmi, Adrienne Murray | Nov. 22, 2019 | bbcnews~6 mins
Tags: environment rolls-royce-holdings airbus-group air-travel aerospace sustainability dubai sustainable-living
Europe keen to demonstrate Moon ambitions
Research ministers meet in Seville next week to approve European Space Agency projects and funding.
By Jonathan Amos | Nov. 22, 2019 | bbcnews~7 mins
Tags: mars international-space-station space-exploration the-moon nasa european-space-agency
SpaceX Starship prototype blows its top
The US company's new rocket prototype experiences a major failure during pressurisation testing.
By Jonathan Amos | Nov. 21, 2019 | bbcnews~3 mins
Tags: spacex space-exploration elon-musk
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