While 2020 may have been derailed and some science delayed due to the pandemic, 2021 still promises to be the year of science "which we rarely see," according to Thomas Zurbuchen, co-director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Multiple missions will…
A study by the University of Cambridge indicates that the discovery of a medieval Chinese coin dating back to the early eleventh century is a real find. The 25mm copper alloy coin was discovered in Boreton, near Petersfield, and archaeologists…
On January 2, 2021, Earth is closer to the sun It is in its elliptical orbit more than any other day of the year, on the occasion of an annual event known as perihelion. The word perihelion is translated from…
BBC reports that a company and a university in Japan Satellite design made of wood. Regardless of the request, Qualities of a hipster For such a noble material, what is the point? One benefit: when the satellite shuts down and…
Britain will launch an automated "space spider" to the moon in 2021, the first time that a rover has been sent to explore a distant world. The small probe - called Asagumo - was designed by London robotics expert, Spacebit,…
The crew is on board International Space Station The ISS rang in the new year with the development of zero gravity while in orbit about 250 miles from Earth.Expedition 64 crew consists of NASA Astronauts Kate Robins, Mike Hopkins, Victor…
The powerful Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have been combined to capture stunning images of the Orion Nebula. The nebula, a massive mixture of different gases and hot materials surrounding young stars, was launched at different wavelengths.…
Interacting in a confined space, a swarm of "smart elements" can form automatic choreographies.picture: Courtesy of Thomas BeruittaIn January 2020, a lab on the second floor at Northwestern University filled with the shy knocks of three pushing robots Around each…
While 2020 has been a challenging year for the space industry (and everyone else) amid the coronavirus pandemic, a host of exciting missions that will launch or reach their destination in 2021 have continued to move forward. From Mars to…
Sometimes, the universe provides the perfect way to express our feelings.A space cloud 7,500 light-years away has given us a convenient goodbye that we can think of for an entire garbage fire of 2020. This small mass of material is…
