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Space: The Final Frontier. Exploring space developments and theorizing about how humans fit into the universe.

NASA Confirms DART Mission Changed the Orbit of Dimorphos
Today, NASA announced that the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has successfully shortened the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its parent, Didymos.
By Erin3 years ago in Futurism
Solar system planets vary in temperature
Although Earth is the only planet with a climate that allows life to survive, each planet in our solar system has its climate, the Spanish monthly magazine Fun reported on August 11 on its website.
By Nagy Mo J3 years ago in Futurism
Do stars remember their past?
Stars in their "young" years, from newborn to adolescent, pose a major scientific challenge. Because of their complexity, modeling the star formation process in theoretical models is extremely challenging. Observing a star's oscillations is one of the few ways to find out more about a star's age, structure, or formation.
By Mao Jiao Li3 years ago in Futurism
Sole Survivor: Chapter 3
> Previous < > Next < ****** "We'll be arriving soon," Dr. Z'las's voice echoed into the study from the strange device he left. Lithia sprinted to his desk from a nearby bookshelf with a book in her hands.
By Mel E. Furnish3 years ago in Futurism
The Giant Magellan Telescope
The James Webb Telescope (JWST) made history with the deepest, highest-resolution image of the cosmos ever seen. Can you imagine something four times more powerful and ground-based here on Earth?
By Jim DeLillo3 years ago in Futurism
A star older than the universe?
Earlier, scientists found that the metal content of the star HD 140283 was very low, much lower than that of the Sun, as determined by stellar spectroscopy. With a better understanding of stellar evolution, scientists realized that it is a very old star, most likely of group II (our Sun is a group I star), because of its low metal content, which means that it formed when there were not many metals in the universe.
By Maria Lahti3 years ago in Futurism
36 light years away, scientists have discovered a "super-Earth".
Some time ago, scientists reportedly discovered a "super-Earth" orbiting a red dwarf star 36 light-years away from Earth, with a mass about three times that of Earth and a rotation period of about 2.4 days.
By Alessandro Algardi3 years ago in Futurism
1500 light years: Black hole "unicorn" to become the closest black hole to Earth?
Astronomers recently discovered the unicorn black hole, which is currently the closest black hole to Earth. It is a small black hole, 1,500 light-years from Earth, with a mass about three times that of the Sun.
By Mao Jiao Li3 years ago in Futurism
Will 3 suns merge and become black holes?
A black hole is a mysterious object that exists in cosmic space. Its gravitational force is so strong that light cannot escape. That is why black holes cannot be directly observed by us.
By Monu Ella3 years ago in Futurism
A brand new black hole will appear!
We all know that there are many black holes in the universe. In addition to supermassive black holes, primordial black holes, and newly discovered intermediate-mass black holes, which are not yet known exactly why they form, massive stars also become stellar-class black holes after collapsing at the end of their lives.
By Sue Torres3 years ago in Futurism
Mercury's metal content is up to 70%, which could be mined by humans for a long time
The development of civilization is inseparable from resources, and without the support of abundant resources, human science and technology could not have made great development. In a short span of more than 200 years, human beings were able to achieve a great leap in science and technology, which is closely related to the abundant metal resources on the earth.
By Wu Mu3 years ago in Futurism
Are the poles of Mars also icy worlds?
When it comes to the Earth's South Pole and the North Pole, everyone's mind will immediately conjure up images of icy skies and snow-capped mountains. So, the Earth's neighbors - Mars, that is, Iron Man Musk said to immigrate to the planet, its north and south poles, and how it is? Will also be the magnificent appearance of snow and ice?
By Copperchaleu3 years ago in Futurism