"Black opal is the most amazing gemstone on the planet," he says. "The images that come out of it, especially at magnification, are just totally unexpected." Sometimes this was the only chance to ...

This black hole merger animation was created using data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors, an ...

"The fragments interact not only with the originating spacecraft’s nearest neighbors, but within a short time much of the geosynchronous belt." ...

Perhaps it will also bring us closer to an understanding of the true nature of black holes." Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! This is the ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — Researchers have strengthened the case that matter becomes dark energy when massive stars collapse and become black ... First Data from XRISM Space Mission Provides New ...

In recent years, some astronomers proposed a radical theory that, rather than being diffusely spread throughout all space, dark energy could emerge from the hearts of gigantic black holes.

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By Eric Lipton As chair of the White House’s National Space Council, the vice president largely emphasized continuity with policies set by the Trump administration. By Kenneth Chang and ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — In space exploration, long-distance optical links can now be used to transmit images, films and data from space probes to Earth using light. But in order for the signals to reach ...

October 30, 2024 • China declared a “complete success” after it launched a new three-person crew to its space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer ...