The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.

Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Scientists discover molecules that store much of the carbon in space

The discovery of pyrene derivatives in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 24, 2024 ~8 min


Physicists discover first “black hole triple”

System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of “gentle” black hole formation.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 23, 2024 ~9 min

Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy − an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier

From creating the Space Force to blocking weapons testing in space, both Trump and Harris have extensive records on space policy to examine .

Thomas G. Roberts, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Affiars, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 23, 2024 ~8 min

A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe

Cosmology could be transformed by a new wave of telescopes – both on the ground and in space.

Richard Massey, Professor of extragalactic astrophysics (dark matter and cosmology), Durham University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2024 ~12 min

Astronomers detect ancient lonely quasars with murky origins

The quasars appear to have few cosmic neighbors, raising questions about how they first emerged more than 13 billion years ago.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 17, 2024 ~8 min

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.

James Wray, Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 11, 2024 ~9 min

‘Inside-out’ galaxy growth observed in the early universe

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the ‘inside-out’ growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 11, 2024 ~5 min


Why scientists don’t agree on the age of the universe

In this podcast, an expert digs into the age of the universe, the mysteries of dark matter, and what it could mean for the future of physics.

U. Chicago • futurity
Oct. 10, 2024 ~3 min

NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries

Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.

Joel S. Levine, Research Professor, Department of Applied Science, William & Mary • conversation
Oct. 7, 2024 ~7 min

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