21 June 2021
Astronomers using GBT discover previously unknown huge galactic structure
... in these regions as neutral hydrogen atoms (those that have not lost an electron) at temperatures typical of the gas in interstellar space neither emit nor absorb light in the visible part of the spectrum. H2 is known to produce a signal known...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
... three to five times faster than the Voyager spacecraft, allowing rapid scientific study of nearby interstellar space. The mission, called Interstellar Probe, has been studied for years and is of high interest to space science. The Voyager...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... rules and regulations that will allow non-traditional space industry to enter into the commercial market. Interstellar Technologies, based in Hokkaido, Japan, aims to provide high levels of reliability at lower cost with its Momo sounding...
June 2021
Arecibo - an astounding legacy
... mm, allowing a frequency response as high as 2 GHz. This meant that the 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen, which dominates the interstellar medium of the Milky Way as well as distant galaxies, could now be observed at Arecibo. The upgrade also included...
February 2022
Extremophiles as a blueprint for universal life
... (4.1 billion years ago) is so close to the physical formation of the planet (4.5 billion years ago). Furthermore, spectroscopy of interstellar stardust samples showed very interesting results. The spectrum received was very similar to the spectrum...
25 July 2016
Supernova "Matryoshka" Discovered in Local Group
... Fariña (IAC) According to John Beckman, one of the co-authors of the paper, "This phenomenon allows to explore the interstellar medium in a unique way, we can measure how much matter there is in a shell, approximately a couple of hundred times the...
