18 December 2015
Last look at geological activity on Enceladus before Cassini moves on
...measurements yet of the plume's composition, hopefully giving new insights into the ocean world beneath the icy crust. All... how much warmth Enceladus has in its heart provides insight into its remarkable geologic activity, and that makes this...
24 February 2016
Final interview for Scott Kelly tomorrow before his return to Earth
... studies. Analysis of the tests will hopefully provide broader insights into the subtle effects and changes that may occur ... data as far out as a year after his return." Such an insight as to how the body changes during an extended stay in space, will...
01 February 2017
Researchers find substantial observational evidence for a holographic Universe
... to quantum gravity to unify these two grand theories, which in turn could provide an insight into how the Universe began. One of the deepest insights about quantum gravity that has emerged in recent times is that it is expected to be holographic...
02 January 2018
2017 - What a year!
...on a Falcon 9 rocket sometime in March and its InSight Mars Lander is slated for a May 2018 launch date and arrival on... Mars in November 2018. Insight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat ...
03 April 2018
Astronomers unexpectedly find the most distant star ever discovered
... between 11 000 and 14 000 degrees Celsius making it blue in colour. “The discovery of LS1 allows us to gather new insights into the constituents of the galaxy cluster. We know that the microlensing was caused by either a star, a neutron...
27 December 2019
Mars 2020 aeroshell’s impressive pedigree
...He just went through a similar ordeal during the descent of NASA’s InSight probe to Mars’ surface in 2018, including the time lag for ... here. This descent, however, will look less like InSight’s than that of the Curiosity rover in 2012. While...