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b3eef8a894b88a800127a660bf0291ce362e0673400f683a0aafd4398ea0d246 | 2025-11-05T08:42:53+00:00 | Making quantum computers more reliable | Quantum error correction codes protect quantum information from decoherence and quantum noise, and are therefore crucial to the development of quantum computing and the creation of more reliable and complex quantum algorithms. One example is the five-qubit error correction code, five being the minimum number of qubits ... | https://physicsworld.com/a/making-quantum-computers-more-reliable/ | Space & Physics | svg |
a530d0fe1c0554c809abdbc244badb7e03e03cd842f41fb78ca54a6d19901b60 | 2025-11-05T08:36:40+00:00 | Quantum ferromagnets without the usual tricks: a new look at magnetic excitations | For almost a century, physicists have tried to understand why and how materials become magnetic. From refrigerator magnets to magnetic memories, the microscopic origins of magnetism remain a surprisingly subtle puzzle — especially in materials where electrons behave both like individual particles and like a collective ... | https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-ferromagnets-without-the-usual-tricks/ | Space & Physics | svg |
0aeef4e4d8f58aa13f9e93b28445092628893dcb8370f98186615272574b4c8a | 2025-11-04T13:00:49+00:00 | Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging | Using a new type of low-power, compact, fluid-based prism to steer the beam in a laser scanning microscope could transform brain imaging and help researchers learn more about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. The “electrowetting prism” utilized was developed by a team led by Juliet Gopinath from the ... | https://physicsworld.com/a/fluid-based-laser-scanning-technique-could-improve-brain-imaging/ | Space & Physics | svg |
d23fb240808b67dbdf0b90b85631841bdd005e5a776d8ac06155b122162ad4d9 | 2025-11-03T14:51:59+00:00 | Intrigued by quantum? Explore the 2025 Physics World Quantum Briefing 2.0 | To coincide with a week of quantum-related activities organized by the Institute of Physics (IOP) in the UK, Physics World has just published a free-to-read digital magazine to bring you up to date about all the latest developments in the quantum world. The 62-page Physics World Quantum Briefing 2.0 celebrates the Inte... | https://physicsworld.com/a/intrigued-by-quantum-explore-the-2025-physics-world-quantum-briefing-2-0/ | Space & Physics | svg |
44f9202fcbe0683b97dae9a0bb6bad71cdb44e6b167fd862865eaac338fe5520 | 2025-11-03T14:00:39+00:00 | Quantum computing: hype or hope? | Unless you’ve been living under a stone, you can’t have failed to notice that 2025 marks the first 100 years of quantum mechanics. A massive milestone, to say the least, about which much has been written in Physics World and elsewhere in what is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). However, I... | https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-computing-hype-or-hope/ | Space & Physics | svg |
97ae426354f01097e8b97111ed96269d3f199c20acd1cfda623278a0eef2dabe | 2025-11-03T09:45:57+00:00 | Modular cryogenics platform adapts to new era of practical quantum computing | At the centre of most quantum labs is a large cylindrical cryostat that keeps the delicate quantum hardware at ultralow temperatures. These cryogenic chambers have expanded to accommodate larger and more complex quantum systems, but the scientists and engineers at UK-based cryogenics specialist ICEoxford have taken a r... | https://physicsworld.com/a/modular-cryogenics-platform-adapts-to-new-era-of-practical-quantum-computing/ | Space & Physics | svg |
1e740e7ea5148c693efcce54713460e4590cb8ddc86b19336ef9f9616b26a721 | 2025-11-03T09:00:41+00:00 | Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams | Due to government shutdown restrictions currently in place in the US, the researchers who headed up this study have not been able to comment on their work Laser plasma acceleration (LPA) may be used to generate multi-gigaelectronvolt muon beams, according to physicists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL... | https://physicsworld.com/a/portable-source-could-produce-high-energy-muon-beams/ | Space & Physics | svg |
918ad04881d66d7ba0b4befb479e86be4369e1d1ecc6890e5a003437fd652eb4 | 2025-10-31T14:20:20+00:00 | Quantum computing on the verge: correcting errors, developing algorithms and building up the user base | There is no unique way of achieving that spreading, however. Different error-correcting codes can depend on the connectivity between qubits – whether, say, they are coupled only to their nearest neighbours or to all the others in the device – which tends to be determined by the physical platform being used. However err... | https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-computing-on-the-verge-correcting-errors-developing-algorithms-and-building-up-the-user-base/ | Space & Physics | svg |
bd05d8c75341c8d452dfd884edcf4e5f9e0d3f7c957366acb4d9e13c037dc6b5 | 2025-10-31T14:00:38+00:00 | Young rogue planet grows like a star | When a star rapidly accumulates gas and dust during its early growth phase, it’s called an accretion burst. Now, for the first time, astronomers have observed a planet doing the same thing. The discovery, made using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)... | https://physicsworld.com/a/young-rogue-planet-grows-like-a-star/ | Space & Physics | svg |
115e716eb7d64dcee748453c34749ad3ac84a49c4865696376e11592d7541d87 | 2025-10-31T11:30:26+00:00 | Spooky physics: from glowing green bats to vibrating spider webs | It’s Halloween today and so what better time than to bring you a couple of spooky stories from the world of physics. First up is researchers at the University of Georgia in the US who have confirmed that six different species of bats found in North America emit a ghoulish green light when exposed to ultraviolet light. ... | https://physicsworld.com/a/spooky-physics-from-glowing-green-bats-to-vibrating-spider-webs/ | Space & Physics | svg |
efeaaa88ab7fecc3d9a090730ac46112aa4e1f81fdb4b3756e6f35e20b6b97b9 | 2025-10-30T12:56:58+00:00 | Lowering exam stakes could cut the gender grade gap in physics, finds study | Female university students do much better in introductory physics exams if they have the option of retaking the tests. That’s according to a new analysis of almost two decades of US exam results for more than 26,000 students. The study’s authors say it shows that female students benefit from lower-stakes as... | https://physicsworld.com/a/lowering-exam-stakes-could-cut-the-gender-grade-gap-in-physics-finds-study/ | Space & Physics | svg |
0d99bab1527b81fe23b5364f349769ded850cd9ed55431f0fc61e8b4c7a6c52b | 2025-10-30T11:42:15+00:00 | Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science | Earlier this year I met the Massachusetts-based steampunk artist Bruce Rosenbaum at the Global Physics Summit of the American Physical Society. He was exhibiting a beautiful sculpture of a “quantum engine” that was created in collaboration with physicists including NIST’s Nicole Yunger Halpern – who pioneered the scien... | https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-steampunk-we-explore-the-art-and-science/ | Space & Physics | svg |
b27edfabb84e7c30661101986b8a0683045437bddb33dc19e56c2dfcd0b3ea67 | 2025-10-30T09:00:02+00:00 | Quantum fluids mix like oil and water | Researchers in the US have replicated a well-known fluid-dynamics process called the Rayleigh–Taylor instability on a quantum scale for the first time. The work opens the hydrodynamics of quantum gases to further exploration and could even create a new platform for understanding gravitational dynamics in the early univ... | https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-fluids-mix-like-oil-and-water/ | Space & Physics | svg |
9ac90734e6f43b5666577b26addbaf8a2319ca748722d61bef0e33cc508a3826 | 2025-10-29T16:00:28+00:00 | Large-area triple-junction perovskite solar cell achieves record efficiency | Improving the efficiency of solar cells will likely be one of the key approaches to achieving net zero emissions in many parts of the world. Many types of solar cells will be required, with some of the better performances and efficiencies expected to come from multi-junction solar cells. Multi-junction solar cells comp... | https://physicsworld.com/a/large-area-triple-junction-perovskite-solar-cell-achieves-record-efficiency/ | Space & Physics | svg |
6ec47ed61c82e793ea3e0b858ce902cd6484a1babcaef474298157b1083868de | 2025-10-29T10:00:05+00:00 | Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’ | It’s rare to come across someone who’s been responsible for enabling a seismic shift in society that has affected almost everyone and everything. Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web, is one such person. His new memoir This is for Everyone unfolds the history and development of the Web and, in places, of th... | https://physicsworld.com/a/tim-berners-lee-why-the-inventor-of-the-web-is-optimistic-idealistic-and-perhaps-a-little-naive/ | Space & Physics | svg |
69965bb091e56b97ee8a4695ffd9234c196e050d5444134c1089168dc8bca5bb | 2025-10-29T09:30:47+00:00 | New protocol makes an elusive superconducting signature measurable | Understanding the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity could unlock powerful technologies, from efficient energy transmission to medical imaging, supercomputing and more. Researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new protocol to study a candidate model fo... | https://physicsworld.com/a/new-protocol-makes-an-elusive-superconducting-signature-measurable/ | Space & Physics | svg |
903d1c194917464cd5d402910cce95b41f2cc661ee62f9984923276ba02e3bae | 2025-10-29T08:40:15+00:00 | Interface engineered ferromagnetism | Exchange-coupled interfaces offer a powerful route to stabilising and enhancing ferromagnetic properties in two-dimensional materials, such as transition metal chalcogenides. These materials exhibit strong correlations among charge, spin, orbital, and lattice degrees of freedom, making them an exciting area for emergen... | https://physicsworld.com/a/interface-engineered-ferromagnetism/ | Space & Physics | svg |
887cf48b9f379a27b1f42e20ba6b56f232b1a0a7202293fc7f820ab2c7382a60 | 2025-10-29T08:38:58+00:00 | Probing the fundamental nature of the Higgs Boson | First proposed in 1964, the Higgs boson plays a key role in explaining why many elementary particles of the Standard Model have a rest mass. Many decades later the Higgs boson was observed in 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), confirming the decades old prediction. This discove... | https://physicsworld.com/a/probing-the-fundamental-nature-of-the-higgs-boson/ | Space & Physics | svg |
e8c886562cf4f7bb04cc837fd23ff31cf87a3c342b164590ae2c677843e12c7b | 2025-10-28T17:49:53+00:00 | Fabrication and device performance of Ni0/Ga2O3 heterojunction power rectifiers | This talk shows how integrating p-type NiO to form NiO/Ga₂O₃ heterojunction rectifiers overcomes that barrier, enabling record-class breakdown and Ampere-class operation. It will cover device structure/process optimization, thermal stability to high temperatures, and radiation response – with direct ties to today’s pri... | https://physicsworld.com/a/fabrication-and-device-performance-of-ni0-ga2o3-heterojunction-power-rectifiers/ | Space & Physics | svg |
81f55d35f02198c1aa69b6c24eae54473b97362d36e1d91f19afe6c8ae7aef90 | 2025-10-28T16:00:53+00:00 | Randomly textured lithium niobate gives snapshot spectrometer a boost | A new integrated “snapshot spectroscopy” system developed in China can determine the spectral and spatial composition of light from an object with much better precision than other existing systems. The instrument uses randomly textured lithium niobate and its developers have used it for astronomical imaging and materia... | https://physicsworld.com/a/randomly-textured-lithium-niobate-gives-snapshot-spectrometer-a-boost/ | Space & Physics | svg |
2c0cf07c5aa34e11903ee28771328211c3ee8a73d4a7a4613d9d428c4e3d5f10 | 2025-10-28T13:00:09+00:00 | Tumour-specific radiofrequency fields suppress brain cancer growth | A research team headed up at Wayne State University School of Medicine in the US has developed a novel treatment for glioblastoma, based on exposure to low levels of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF). The researchers demonstrated that the new therapy slows the growth of glioblastoma cells in vitro and, for... | https://physicsworld.com/a/tumour-specific-radiofrequency-fields-suppress-brain-cancer-growth/ | Space & Physics | svg |
639145f1f9d068ca6e065d12a0f994e3f89d2f108184984a9c64efe60b61c8a4 | 2025-10-28T08:00:10+00:00 | Entangled light leads to quantum advantage | Physicists at the Technical University of Denmark have demonstrated what they describe as a “strong and unconditional” quantum advantage in a photonic platform for the first time. Using entangled light, they were able to reduce the number of measurements required to characterize their system by a factor of 1011, with a... | https://physicsworld.com/a/entangled-light-leads-to-quantum-advantage/ | Space & Physics | svg |
31fe40c0864fb27248f3b150644a1e6b0703d60fe67aa951d9cf5dcc3ab4e4f9 | 2025-10-27T16:00:31+00:00 | Queer Quest: a quantum-inspired journey of self-discovery | This episode of Physics World Stories features an interview with Jessica Esquivel and Emily Esquivel – the creative duo behind Queer Quest. The event created a shared space for 2SLGBTQIA+ Black and Brown people working in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). Mental health professionals also j... | https://physicsworld.com/a/queer-quest-a-quantum-inspired-journey-of-self-discovery/ | Space & Physics | svg |
0bdbb0ae42feebfcdc3fdea49e203f751150d1dfc09b57afb294c22a0ed8428d | 2025-10-27T14:00:09+00:00 | Fingerprint method can detect objects hidden in complex scattering media | Physicists have developed a novel imaging technique for detecting and characterizing objects hidden within opaque, highly scattering material. The researchers, from France and Austria, showed that their new mathematical approach, which utilizes the fact that hidden objects generate their own complex scattering pattern,... | https://physicsworld.com/a/fingerprint-method-can-detect-objects-hidden-in-complex-scattering-media/ | Space & Physics | svg |
5a68a18a89f42f501bb66b62edc9f8484284511cb65c25f8b53bd1240b72fb98 | 2025-10-27T10:00:03+00:00 | Ask me anything: Kirsty McGhee – ‘Follow what you love: you might end up doing something you never thought was an option’ | Obviously, I write: I wouldn’t be a very good science writer if I couldn’t. So communication skills are vital. Recently, for example, Qruise launched a new magnetic-resonance product for which I had to write a press release, create a new webpage and do social-media posts. That meant co-ordinating with lots of different... | https://physicsworld.com/a/ask-me-anything-kirsty-mcghee-follow-what-you-love-you-might-end-up-doing-something-you-never-thought-was-an-option/ | Space & Physics | svg |
068ea6f9c9758faf47d97d34f5fa7a1148ac527dfac53e839b3c5e12e95de271 | 2025-10-27T08:00:47+00:00 | New adaptive optics technology boosts the power of gravitational wave detectors | Future versions of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) will be able to run at much higher laser powers thanks to a sophisticated new system that compensates for temperature changes in optical components. Known as FROSTI (for FROnt Surface Type Irradiator) and developed by physicists at the Un... | https://physicsworld.com/a/new-adaptive-optics-technology-boosts-the-power-of-gravitational-wave-detectors/ | Space & Physics | svg |
7d2d74307b420dca210aa06d54702d80893cdcbbcd5f875c9aa352c3db2e3758 | 2025-10-24T12:00:33+00:00 | A SMART approach to treating lung cancers in challenging locations | Radiation treatment for patients with lung cancer represents a balancing act, particularly if malignant lesions are centrally located near to critical structures. The radiation may destroy the tumour, but vital organs may be seriously damaged as well. The standard treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is ste... | https://physicsworld.com/a/a-smart-approach-to-treating-lung-cancers-in-challenging-locations/ | Space & Physics | svg |
91dedf5b11f20ba00756c0c079547f0212262d82c622476a9ae560a0a07d48a7 | 2025-10-24T08:00:28+00:00 | Spiral catheter optimizes drug delivery to the brain | Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have designed a new catheter that can deliver drugs to entire regions of the brain. Developed by Batoul Khlaifat and colleagues at New York University Abu Dhabi, the catheter’s helical structure and multiple outflow ports could make it both safer and more effective for treating a... | https://physicsworld.com/a/spiral-catheter-optimizes-drug-delivery-to-the-brain/ | Space & Physics | svg |
555a15fd4fb4f412d1b1ffd6273b8002820f60cf7b22bb52515113c895287dfc | 2025-10-23T15:35:17+00:00 | Performance metrics and benchmarks point the way to practical quantum advantage | From quantum utility today to quantum advantage tomorrow: incumbent technology companies – among them Google, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft – and a wave of ambitious start-ups are on a mission to transform quantum computing from applied research endeavour to mainstream commercial opportunity. The end-game: quantum computer... | https://physicsworld.com/a/performance-metrics-and-benchmarks-point-the-way-to-practical-quantum-advantage/ | Space & Physics | svg |
96baa2fc52ab062a9611fac364a58780d54e2aa484f67e6f0226cc55f13ef4af | 2025-10-23T13:57:59+00:00 | Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle physics | This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast explores how quantum computing and artificial intelligence can be combined to help physicists search for rare interactions in data from an upgraded Large Hadron Collider. My guest is Javier Toledo-Marín, and we spoke at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada. As wel... | https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-computing-and-ai-join-forces-for-particle-physics/ | Space & Physics | svg |
dfc500801fd216b4c29745aba330f6851832aa266396536c100b53b6beb2c853 | 2025-10-23T08:28:40+00:00 | Master’s programme takes microelectronics in new directions | The microelectronics sector is known for its relentless drive for innovation, continually delivering performance and efficiency gains within ever more compact form factors. Anyone aspiring to build a career in this fast-moving field needs not just a thorough grounding in current tools and techniques, but also an unders... | https://physicsworld.com/a/masters-programme-takes-microelectronics-in-new-directions/ | Space & Physics | svg |
3dd3e8286f42a8fa859b0d62500b17f643e0085325e4524ba86fc580cd4ffaa3 | 2025-10-23T08:00:47+00:00 | Resonant laser ablation selectively destroys pancreatic tumours | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer, is an aggressive tumour with a poor prognosis. Surgery remains the only potential cure, but is feasible in just 10–15% of cases. A team headed up at Sichuan University in China has now developed a selective laser ablation technique desi... | https://physicsworld.com/a/resonant-laser-ablation-selectively-destroys-pancreatic-tumours/ | Space & Physics | svg |
89cd588003d79db34a77c387451ec20de66b7fd4cd16a52cfe2a2be4d948181e | 2025-10-22T13:51:53+00:00 | Doorway states spotted in graphene-based materials | Low-energy electrons escape from some materials via distinct “doorway” states, according to a study done by physicists at Austria’s Vienna Institute of Technology. The team studied graphene-based materials and found that the nature of the doorway states depended on the number of graphene layers in the sample. Low-energ... | https://physicsworld.com/a/doorway-states-spotted-in-graphene-based-materials/ | Space & Physics | svg |
656b26f4c030f124435ef4c8b930168b454dd28bbef0f61bd599eef84ef793a8 | 2025-10-22T12:02:05+00:00 | NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab lays off a further 10% of staff | NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is to lay off some 550 employees as part of a restructuring that began in July. The action affects about 11% of JPL’s employees and represents the lab’s third downsizing in the past 20 months. When the layoffs are complete by the end of the year, the lab will have roughly 4500 emp... | https://physicsworld.com/a/nasas-jet-propulsion-lab-lays-off-a-further-10-of-staff/ | Space & Physics | svg |
de4e0e3171d53b4bbc106e9eba4d46b520a0c6be0cc66e48428fc729b9f64abd | 2025-10-22T10:00:39+00:00 | How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem | I hugely enjoyed physics when I was a youngster. I had the opportunity both at home and school to create my own projects, which saw me make electronic circuits, crazy flying models like delta-wings and autogiros, and even a gas chromatograph with a home-made chart recorder. Eventually, this experience made me good enou... | https://physicsworld.com/a/how-to-solve-the-future-of-physics-problem/ | Space & Physics | svg |
e6c94b2fffd8262f495b9824642c5ae4f74a685e069de93ba32e7c454d51e814 | 2025-10-22T09:44:47+00:00 | A recipe for quantum chaos | The control of large, strongly coupled, multi-component quantum systems with complex dynamics is a challenging task. It is, however, an essential prerequisite for the design of quantum computing platforms and for the benchmarking of quantum simulators. A key concept here is that of quantum ergodicity. This is because q... | https://physicsworld.com/a/a-recipe-for-quantum-chaos/ | Space & Physics | svg |
7f7f4f7f21e29fdc45713fe6fdc8e58d4c1aebbc35b31cd3ca94d90b6b8bf5c2 | 2025-10-22T09:44:44+00:00 | Neural simulation-based inference techniques at the LHC | Precision measurements of theoretical parameters are a core element of the scientific program of experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) as well as other particle colliders. These are often performed using statistical techniques such as the method of maximum likelihood. However, given the size of datasets genera... | https://physicsworld.com/a/neural-simulation-based-inference-techniques-at-the-lhc/ | Space & Physics | svg |
56858c326c42dc23d8501a3a92dbfbc0d14169c8cfed8649e6ee314dd3cf1a17 | 2021-01-26T03:32:40+00:00 | Geospace Model Version 2.0 Begins Operations in Support of Power Grids | On February 3, 2021*, Geospace Model Version 2.0, which is part of the University of Michigan’s Space Weather Modeling Framework, will commence operations in support of customers affected by geomagnetic disturbances. This model replaces version 1.5 which has been in operations since November 2017. The Geospace Model (S... | https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/geospace-model-version-20-begins-operations-support-power-grids | Space & Physics | svg |
a07d85b7e4b9d9cc82fce7637987e4d26026f1306b220621c9da968a3bee8fb0 | 2014-06-27T19:13:38+00:00 | Homepage | The Sun (EUV) 094Å 131Å 171Å 195Å 284Å 304Å Thematic The Aurora Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Coronal Mass Ejections GOES-19 CCOR-1 LASCO C2 LASCO C3 GOES X-Ray Flux GOES Proton Flux Updated Time: NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms Kp Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5) | https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/homepage | Space & Physics | svg |
62978b81712929e609a1bbc2fcb83d8c14caa2708d9e527d9a68bb0d28bb3b66 | 2025-12-30T22:00:00+00:00 | Space debris led to an orbital emergency in 2025. Will anything change? | "Some will not change behavior until something bad happens." | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/space-debris-led-to-an-orbital-emergency-in-2025-will-anything-change | Space & Physics | |
9ec8e619c5d876950309bf50cb686db9c675c52459cbe767c70c356bec771c32 | 2025-12-30T18:05:00+00:00 | Govee Galaxy Light Projector 2 Pro review | The new Govee Star Light Projector 2 Pro provides a dreamy bedroom celestial display that's brighter and clearer than ever before. | https://www.space.com/technology/govee-galaxy-light-projector-2-pro-review | Space & Physics | |
83a1d286c423e0c005f4d494e0635f8159f67d02c3e8f195837e677389722cc6 | 2025-12-30T17:04:39+00:00 | Artemis 2 moon astronauts rehearse for launch day (photos) | The four astronauts who will fly around the moon on NASA's Artemis 2 mission suited up, walked out and climbed aboard their spacecraft during a key prelaunch test at Kennedy Space Center. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-2-moon-astronauts-rehearse-for-launch-day-photos | Space & Physics | |
dceed02c387d6289ce5f7970600afff8f7e81504fee9a2d7503b0f2e94a29339 | 2025-12-30T17:00:00+00:00 | What constellation am I? A starry personality quiz | Ever wondered which constellation mirrors your personality? Take this cosmic quiz to find out which starry pattern best reflects your inner self | https://www.space.com/stargazing/constellations/what-constellation-am-i-a-starry-personality-quiz | Space & Physics | |
ddaad105de9b51c0cfaa71ee7ea9d554f4b9573ea497bbb3d8cfcf960df1b567 | 2025-12-30T15:00:00+00:00 | Golden satellite insulation sparkles during test | Space photo of the day for Dec. 30, 2025 | The test is designed to prepare satellites for one of the most complex tasks in space: safely approaching another object. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/golden-satellite-insulation-sparkles-during-test-space-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-30-2025 | Space & Physics | |
cbb228204c4e9d6cb53a801c086c54c7a2f8dcc514ada125c28e7475ab79ed9d | 2025-12-30T13:00:00+00:00 | How NASA changed in 2025 — possibly forever | "The damage is real, but it doesn't have to be permanent." | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/how-nasa-changed-in-2025-possibly-forever | Space & Physics | |
7725b468d7dfea43e88eb33adff38b80f08c54616012eb7c42fdd62d697fc6c3 | 2025-12-30T11:00:00+00:00 | Our 10 favorite Space.com reader astronomy photos of 2025 | From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025. | https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/our-10-favorite-space-com-reader-photos-of-2025 | Space & Physics | |
3ce772a9ed80be83d1e765e62420babbfcb9851aef829e26eea851d11e91fd90 | 2025-12-29T22:00:00+00:00 | Celestis books Stoke Space rocket for 2nd-ever deep space memorial flight for human remains | This historic 2026 'Infinite Flight' service will blast off via a Stoke Space Nova rocket | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/celestis-books-stoke-space-rocket-for-2nd-ever-deep-space-memorial-flight-for-human-remains | Space & Physics | |
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dd084821068cef754f2b7a2b86cdbf2b19d6bdd4981ce7967d4290d0df67548d | 2025-12-29T19:00:00+00:00 | Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories — experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs | Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence? | https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/flat-earth-spirits-and-conspiracy-theories-experience-can-shape-even-extraordinary-beliefs | Space & Physics | |
7483d545028cad41dcb2e10d0496f6da66a67d900bb6142cbc307e3e68683774 | 2025-12-29T17:30:08+00:00 | Iran says it launched 3 satellites to space on Russian rocket: report | Iran has launched a trio of new satellites into space with the help of a Russian rocket, the country's state media reported Sunday (Dec. 28). | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/iran-says-it-launched-3-satellites-to-space-on-russian-rocket-report | Space & Physics | |
5bc2ec047b283d1fd1cd4b82a89ca980adedb4e5cfc21b0869b2ca66c3aebff1 | 2025-12-29T15:40:04+00:00 | 12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025 | We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/11-times-rockets-and-spacecraft-crashed-and-burned-in-2025 | Space & Physics | |
642ab540c1043de2934a3be3a354197ffdcd3a5eae1f082720d94fcad6a30f67 | 2025-12-29T15:00:00+00:00 | ISS astronaut snaps stunning nighttime photo of Florida and Cuba | Space photo of the day for Dec. 29, 2025 | The image offers a rare look at how Earth's surface and atmosphere interact after sunset. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/iss-astronaut-snaps-stunning-nighttime-photo-of-florida-and-cuba-space-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-29-2025 | Space & Physics | |
07b9fc39013b16eb3c0b64adfe6b22f8c3a141e8f7ac5715c23ec68d57b2c58a | 2025-12-29T13:00:00+00:00 | Does physics say that free will doesn't exist? | At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will. | https://www.space.com/science/particle-physics/does-physics-say-that-free-will-doesnt-exist | Space & Physics | |
2c49c0ad8b5f77ecc38759d5f0375e78d8e88d7b56beb2077e4403f69dd5585d | 2025-12-29T11:00:00+00:00 | 13 must-see moon events in 2026: Eclipses, supermoons, conjunctions and more | Here are the best lunar events to see in 2026, including eclipses, supermoons and conjunctions. | https://www.space.com/stargazing/13-must-see-moon-events-in-2026-eclipses-supermoons-conjunctions-and-more | Space & Physics | |
b314f1c6e5dbb53c77561213a940992d1af9423784659d40e75f65ec23cffcbc | 2025-12-29T10:00:00+00:00 | Fujifilm GFX 100S II review | This lightweight medium-format powerhouse is one of the most powerful cameras you can get, but how does it work for astrophotography? | https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/fujifilm-gfx-100s-ii-review | Space & Physics | |
a8c4ec3467db386316046a2f5005028c7b445b96a71e4d06bf25714218a43f9a | 2025-12-28T21:05:00+00:00 | The best sci-fi Blu-rays to own: Beat the streaming subscriptions | Looking to watch some of the best Sci-Fi movies and shows ever without having to rely on streaming? Don't skip these out-of-this-world Blu-ray editions. | https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-best-sci-fi-blu-rays-to-own-beat-the-streaming-subscriptions | Space & Physics | |
675cfcc83c77cbecba602cbc77997aabf60a1ffb9cf9f3b68b2dc08e9265373c | 2025-12-28T16:00:00+00:00 | Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs | This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/lower-cost-space-missions-like-nasas-escapade-are-starting-to-deliver-exciting-science-but-at-a-price-in-risk-and-trade-offs | Space & Physics | |
42f1b40d51b32b222ccd9cf5bf77dd7ec26dcb3a9d2e1fc30ae61484d7ff3077 | 2025-12-28T15:00:00+00:00 | Event horizon hunt: A black hole word search | Hunt for key terms that define one of the universe's most mind-bending phenomena—from event horizons to singularities. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/event-horizon-hunt-a-black-hole-word-search | Space & Physics | |
2a2068971348729a3eb53f4fa6b507fb9a1caa72c07b43316802ef1a11d9fbaf | 2025-12-28T13:00:00+00:00 | Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025 | We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/our-favorite-space-com-stories-of-2025 | Space & Physics | |
9b3eb3f3c00acb4918c2873276e00d1852c0665c42375d3bb65d40bf55f910d3 | 2025-12-28T11:00:00+00:00 | 8 astronomy discoveries that wowed us in 2025 | Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/the-top-astronomical-discoveries-of-2025 | Space & Physics | |
d4dcfdaa950d00c6e8feab027a148801f2eb878d5c131297fd807506dafd7c8c | 2025-12-27T21:05:00+00:00 | Lego U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D review | Boldly going where no Lego set has gone before, the first-ever Star Trek Lego set you can buy and it is awesome! | https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-toys-lego/lego-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-review | Space & Physics | |
2f31c4094e8de439913e2944c7f4e1b89e99885540d56febaf53b2de9a17711e | 2025-12-27T17:00:00+00:00 | Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Dec. 22, 2025: Which NASA observatory just completed its first sky map? | Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/space-com-headlines-crossword-quiz-for-week-of-dec-22-2025-which-nasa-observatory-just-completed-its-first-sky-map | Space & Physics | |
3b23d3a046548ba5afe5ac50fdd0a3c23c87b244c7f9b269ffa9d95923fa7529 | 2025-12-27T15:00:00+00:00 | Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously? | When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/space-debris-will-it-take-a-catastrophe-for-nations-to-take-the-issue-seriously | Space & Physics | |
c651cbd1f990e525e7eecf8ce9078874645ce5f2c75b381b47a2b44b42b269d3 | 2025-12-27T13:00:00+00:00 | The best sci-fi movies of 2025. ranked | Spike your eggnog and relax with our list of the finest flicks of the year about invasive AI, soaring superheroes, and Lovecraftian horrors. | https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-best-sci-fi-movies-of-2025-ranked | Space & Physics | |
b415e8449f77e070b82109317842c79aaa127528cf3294a0718bec9bdce1bb7d | 2025-12-27T11:00:00+00:00 | The 12 biggest space stories of 2025 — according to you | It's the 12 days of Spacemas, fa la la la la la la la la (sorry). | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/the-12-biggest-space-stories-of-2025-according-to-you | Space & Physics | |
36fc09d7f48e269d75b8c3f4f21de5ae692dbc900ef4a9e78d44bf307a9e6e40 | 2025-12-26T22:00:00+00:00 | Dark matter may be made of pieces of giant, exotic objects — and astronomers think they know how to look for them | Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/dark-matter-may-be-made-of-pieces-of-giant-exotic-objects-and-astronomers-think-they-know-how-to-look-for-them | Space & Physics | |
ec643c9a43084a15ad85837d176562bcffda12850f99ee3339b73864fedb5385 | 2025-12-26T19:00:00+00:00 | Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it's distributed | While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/most-normal-matter-in-the-universe-isnt-found-in-planets-stars-or-galaxies-an-astronomer-explains-where-its-distributed | Space & Physics | |
5e2ed97718e703fe4235402f005f8007b665659d95cc247e7dbcafb043ee2531 | 2025-12-26T18:05:00+00:00 | The best streaming device out there: Which one comes out on top — Amazon Fire TV Stick, Roku Ultra, Apple TV and Google TV Streamer? | Which is the best streaming device out there? We've pitted four of the best models on the market against each other to determine the top option. | https://www.space.com/technology/amazon-fire-tv-stick-versus-roku-ultra-versus-apple-tv-versus-google-tv-streamer-the-best-streaming-device-out-there | Space & Physics | |
c574a30740e87844ab457656ea0787575c37bd0ad29463eb0b6be511933eeda1 | 2025-12-26T17:00:00+00:00 | The best sci-fi and space games of 2025, ranked | As another year comes to an end, we sit down and collect our thoughts on the best sci-fi and space video games of 2025. | https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/the-best-sci-fi-and-space-games-of-2025-ranked | Space & Physics | |
0cae5480cd11a7023bef9fb11c5ee287f2139c8fa47ad17c9a750fd86b8887f5 | 2025-12-26T16:44:19+00:00 | Longtime United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno resigns from space company. 'Finished the mission I came to do.' | After nearly 12 years leading the United Launch Alliance (ULA), its chief Tory Bruno is stepping down from the U.S. rocket launch provider to pursue "another opportunity," the company announced this week. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/longtime-united-launch-alliance-ceo-tory-bruno-resigns-from-space-company-finished-the-mission-i-came-to-do | Space & Physics | |
e8a89c2b2a2fb5695c4d724b3f15df07af986b7e3296cb032013d7dd2ef9d53d | 2025-12-26T15:00:00+00:00 | Space Force Guardians show off shiny new duds | Space photo of the day for Dec. 26, 2025 | It marks the first time newly commissioned Space Force Guardians have graduated Officer Training School (OTS) wearing this uniform. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/space-force-guardians-show-off-shiny-new-duds-space-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-26-2025 | Space & Physics | |
01cd8e0d13899a96f277d5b99ca8e8101185bd897e845a87cdef01cf102f1f90 | 2025-12-26T14:00:00+00:00 | See the moon shine with Saturn in the southern sky after sunset Dec. 26 | Don't miss the moon cozy up to Saturn on Dec. 26. | https://www.space.com/stargazing/see-the-moon-shine-with-saturn-in-the-southern-sky-after-sunset-dec-26 | Space & Physics | |
8de049460a06db7a78a1a4f057f54bb65f6b345ce9b36c23d8c93e0dfccae4b9 | 2025-12-26T11:00:00+00:00 | The most exciting exoplanet discoveries of 2025 | New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/the-most-exciting-exoplanet-discoveries-of-2025 | Space & Physics | |
d2a778729ecc26b3453143bec6eb66ae706b33776ca394b2e1e4a4af52c8d9d4 | 2025-12-26T10:00:00+00:00 | What should I look at with my new telescope? | From the moon and Jupiter to famous nebulae and galaxies, here’s your beginner-friendly guide to what to point your brand-new telescope at. | https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/what-should-i-look-at-with-my-new-telescope | Space & Physics | |
632327a14f0459a663417dd51b52383ec13c5d095f2683ce0e84bf2275bd29de | 2025-12-25T16:00:00+00:00 | From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected | Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole. | https://www.space.com/science/climate-change/from-record-warming-to-rusting-rivers-2025-arctic-report-card-shows-a-region-transforming-faster-than-expected | Space & Physics | |
64ac272947533c979bcc1758fd4a20bfc98e006e5f6615413009091fefcd07ae | 2025-12-25T15:00:00+00:00 | Ancient eyes on the skies: Early astronomers quiz | Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/ancient-eyes-on-the-skies-early-astronomers-quiz | Space & Physics | |
6dd3e65bce9b764a29abb953938357704efea2ea4c6d085c3a619c2e9790040c | 2025-12-25T14:00:00+00:00 | Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit | As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris. | https://www.space.com/technology/googles-proposed-data-center-in-orbit-will-face-issues-with-space-debris-in-an-already-crowded-orbit | Space & Physics | |
0096dfde72bc423e389c599b9f5adbfd759076ee72561c7dc35a805b66b72a3a | 2025-12-25T13:00:00+00:00 | Roman around the Christmas tree | Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025 | All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/roman-around-the-christmas-tree-space-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-25-2025 | Space & Physics | |
721a1d896befb6b441922f821d549245e9eaf9eb16ba0b3e2a63c52dda82dc3f | 2025-12-25T12:00:00+00:00 | Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space Station: 'I think we may be orbiting a little higher than Santa' (video) | They won't be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/astronauts-beam-home-christmas-wishes-from-international-space-station-i-think-we-may-be-orbiting-a-little-higher-than-santa-video | Space & Physics | |
9a6bfa258cc4e85ef6f9b16cdbc14243c24dfcd321c229c4344eff322f7e1b61 | 2025-12-25T11:00:00+00:00 | Christmas 2025 skywatching guide: What you can see in the night sky on Dec. 25 | The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving. | https://www.space.com/stargazing/christmas-2025-skywatching-guide-what-you-can-see-in-the-night-sky-on-dec-25 | Space & Physics | |
a67f514fb1da86d2db64089af812a38711c1955c396a07b38cf1b4a7f40872ce | 2025-12-24T22:00:00+00:00 | What old, dying stars teach us about axions as a candidate for dark matter | The axion could be a contender to explain the mystery of dark matter. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/what-old-dying-stars-teach-us-about-axions-as-a-candidate-for-dark-matter | Space & Physics | |
4e4cee73e752da3fcc5ac80df2f41197dc4b888661c378a349ced2c7132f41f0 | 2025-12-24T21:05:00+00:00 | UCS Millennium Falcon versus UCS Death Star: Which is the best Lego Star Wars set? | The two largest and most expensive Lego Star Wars sets available go head-to-head: The UCS Millennium Falcon and the UCS Death Star. But which is best? | https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-toys-lego/ucs-millennium-falcon-versus-ucs-death-star-which-is-the-best-lego-star-wars-set | Space & Physics | |
53a50d104baf3311d22d66aa00634d600221e1d8f879825515e58628e9a33a0f | 2025-12-24T19:00:00+00:00 | 60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy | The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/60-000-feet-above-earth-nasa-is-hunting-for-the-minerals-that-power-phones-evs-and-clean-energy | Space & Physics | |
6302dfe6b9c6eef8d5ae1496c9eb2add7ad8851afb7e34de8296c2fc289a3640 | 2025-12-24T17:00:00+00:00 | Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025 | China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/record-launches-reusable-rockets-and-a-rescue-china-made-big-strides-in-space-in-2025 | Space & Physics | |
57602e252b4ff287b23cd9930db27e65678fd1d59d1ce9ab9a2617e682c00700 | 2025-12-24T16:00:00+00:00 | 'Dracula's Chivito' looks stunning in this tasty Christmas photo from the Hubble Telescope | Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/draculas-chivito-looks-stunning-in-this-tasty-christmas-photo-from-the-hubble-telescope | Space & Physics | |
c2be92ab5e1b85b8ae174dcc83f4d6c8c3414df44fb1f7dcd7ad87f1d4c53902 | 2025-12-24T15:00:00+00:00 | NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026? | On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026. | https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasas-apollo-8-moonshot-saved-1968-could-artemis-2-do-the-same-in-2026 | Space & Physics | |
59ba675133227a5e7242cafce41a4d1262a8777b34403891dab70f41e80ce809 | 2025-12-24T14:00:00+00:00 | Remember the time Predator faced off against Santa's reindeer – and lost? | The reindeer ain't got time to bleed. | https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/remember-the-time-predator-faced-off-against-santas-reindeer-and-lost | Space & Physics | |
a2ad85b0ee001128e74cb967ed2a9dacbbe8f157afcfad45b98892371bd6b9cd | 2025-12-24T13:00:00+00:00 | NASA satellite gazes into Medusa Pool | Space photo of the day for Dec. 24, 2025 | The South Sandwich Islands were born from a tectonic collision, forged by volcanism and relentlessly reshaped by ice, wind and waves. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/nasa-satellite-gazes-into-medusa-pool-space-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-24-2025 | Space & Physics | |
3eb37a94bfa7334bd7f83da11a1a594d2a30df98f6fb35e9dc1bc7a40b82f5de | 2025-12-24T11:00:00+00:00 | The biggest black hole breakthroughs of 2025 | 2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months. | https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/the-biggest-black-hole-breakthroughs-of-2025 | Space & Physics | |
2f14f96e4ff8334dda78ff08089274346d93bb8e409ae1863848de55c1373d34 | 2025-12-31T04:40:20+00:00 | Hot Jupiters with a Memory of Their Past | How did hot Jupiters end up orbiting so close to their stars, thus earning their moniker? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as a team of researchers from The University of Tokyo investigated the orbital evolution of hot Jupiters ended, specifically regarding where their ... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hot-jupiters-with-a-memory-of-their-past | Space & Physics | svg |
a0b1cfae4bcdde8dee5e43c8a2cad60ace262a3c4dedfd8cd694f753fde06833 | 2025-12-30T23:53:06+00:00 | Could TRAPPIST-1’s Seven Worlds Host Moons? | Scientists have discovered that moons could theoretically orbit all seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system despite the complex gravitational environment. Using computer simulations, a team of researchers have mapped stable zones where satellites could survive around each planet. They found that moons can remain stable ... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-trappist-1s-seven-worlds-host-moons | Space & Physics | svg |
a40b3111f82f9a31642c232bc35b28efd798e82977269eb0185a653deb8a4f58 | 2025-12-30T13:43:56+00:00 | Europa Clipper Reveals a New Perspective on Comet 3I/ATLAS | Researchers have been trying to look at interstellar object 3I/ATLAS from every conceivable angle. That includes very unconventional ones. Recently, while 3I/ATLAS passed out of view of the Earth, it moved into a great vantage point for one of our interplanetary probes. Europa Clipper, whose main mission is to explore ... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/europa-clipper-reveals-a-new-perspective-on-comet-3iatlas | Space & Physics | svg |
fc0afcfcacf7577518ee88d651eadabe2d9b866d6df6c99e5fd97c963a094c16 | 2025-12-29T23:14:53+00:00 | A Pioneering Study Assesses the Likelihood of Asteroid Mining | A team led by the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) analyzed samples of C-type asteroids in a recent study. Their findings support the idea that these asteroids can serve as a crucial source of materials if and when asteroid mining is realized. | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-pioneering-study-assesses-the-likelihood-of-asteroid-mining | Space & Physics | svg |
7a1ec131b699be9589924d5e64f663d54a3e0c1dc4b325dbf7df4c29de449652 | 2025-12-29T22:46:28+00:00 | Why Supermassive Black Holes Turn Down Feasts | Supermassive black holes have a reputation for devouring everything in sight, but new observations from the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array reveal they can be surprisingly picky eaters. Even when galaxy mergers deliver enormous amounts of cold molecular gas directly to a black hole’s doorstep, many choose ... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/why-supermassive-black-holes-turn-down-feasts | Space & Physics | svg |
6189e3ee0bc0ac6d82816d5c5971710badf4395bc097f251dd88a9168d40d00e | 2025-12-29T06:58:36+00:00 | The Origami Wheel That Could Explore Lunar Caves | A joint research team from South Korea has developed a fascinating wheel inspired by origami and Da Vinci bridge principles that could unlock access to the Moon’s most dangerous and scientifically useful terrain. The wheel expands from 230 mm to 500 mm in diameter on demand, allowing small rovers to navigate steep luna... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-origami-wheel-that-could-explore-lunar-caves | Space & Physics | svg |
72459bc9eea56c5998aa0142ad931b4b8c2b048439b37790bc1b929ec342f9e2 | 2025-12-29T06:02:08+00:00 | Hubble Reveals Chaos in the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen | Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the largest planet forming disk ever observed around a young star, stretching nearly 40 times the diameter of our Solar System. Nicknamed “Dracula’s Chivito” for its hamburger like appearance when viewed edge on, this massive disk reveals an unexpectedly chao... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-reveals-chaos-in-the-largest-planet-nursery-ever-seen | Space & Physics | svg |
e8dce5c38e86b4d28a40db808e3d73e8404b74449a41db30fafb928507580699 | 2025-12-28T15:38:02+00:00 | Rethinking How We End A Satellite's Mission | At the end of their lives, most satellites fall to their death. Many of the smaller ones, including most of those going up as part of the “mega-constellations” currently under construction, are intended to burn up in the atmosphere. This Design for Demise (D4D) principle has unintended consequences, according to a pape... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rethinking-how-we-end-a-satellites-mission | Space & Physics | svg |
33bf55d210186d92b28049385270872d4441c9b90ff329b731037b6f91e8315a | 2025-12-27T21:37:00+00:00 | NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Completes Its First Map of the Cosmos in 102 Infrared Wavelengths | Launched in March, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors. This map will enable 3D distance measurements to other galaxies and allow astronomers to measure the influence of Cosmic Inflation on the large-scale structure of the Universe. | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-spherex-observatory-completes-its-first-map-of-the-cosmos-in-102-infrared-wavelengths | Space & Physics | svg |
da6ba803a85caf6c721f740a7323aabf363d453836225baec8683a4f4cd275dc | 2025-12-27T11:43:42+00:00 | Turning Structural Failure into Propulsion | Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods - most notably they don’t use any propellant. But, how exactly do they turn? In traditional sailing, a ship’s captain can simply adjust the angle of the sail itself to catch the wind at a different angle. But they also have the added advantage o... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/turning-structural-failure-into-propulsion | Space & Physics | svg |
248a7539b94d0b5060df0b63156b5ce278b19b3bcd5f730c018aa7f40260f94e | 2025-12-26T14:52:16+00:00 | Before We Build on the Moon, We Have to Master the Commute | Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don’t have to do it. So when it comes to figuring out orbits in complex three-body systems, like those in Cis-lunar space, which is between the Earth and the Moon, they’d rather someone else do the work for them. Luckily, some scientists at Lawrence Liv... | https://www.universetoday.com/articles/before-we-build-on-the-moon-we-have-to-master-the-commute | Space & Physics | svg |
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