As Virgin Galactic gets swept up in GameStop mania, it gets back to flying
Company says its next window for a test flight opens on February 12. Enlarge / VMS Eve carries VSS Unity for its first captive-carry flight over Mojave. (credit: Virgin Galactic) At a time when non-traditional investors are buying up heavily.....»»
Inexplicable cloud of magnetized plasma found in Hydra galaxy cluster
High sensitivity radio observations have discovered a cloud of magnetized plasma in the Hydra galaxy cluster. The odd location and shape of this plasma defy all conventional explanations. Dubbed the Flying Fox based on its silhouette, this plasma wil.....»»
Solar eclipse chasers from Colorado will seek clues for predicting geomagnetic space storms
When Monday's solar eclipse casts its shadow, Colorado-based scientists will chase it in a jet flying faster than 500 mph and aim a coffin-shaped instrument straight at the sun's corona, taking measurements that eventually could help weather forecast.....»»
Team develops portable swept-source Raman spectrometer for chemical and biomedical applications
In 1928, Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman and his colleague K. S. Krishnan discovered that when light interacts with matter, parts of the scattered light undergo changes in energy due to interaction with molecular vibrations, resulting in what is kno.....»»
Boeing 1 month out from 4 years of catchup to SpaceX with 1st crewed Starliner flight
After nearly four years of playing catchup, Boeing is finally set to join SpaceX as one of two commercial partners capable of flying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station......»»
James Webb images capture the galactic winds of newborn stars
A stunning new pair of images from the James Webb Space Telescope show a new view of a familiar galaxy: Messier 82......»»
Astronomers find 10 new millisecond pulsars in globular cluster Terzan 5
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected 10 new millisecond pulsars in a Galactic globular cluster known as Terzan 5. The finding, which makes Terzan 5 the most pulsar-rich globular cluster, was reported in.....»»
Daily Telescope: A flying telescope gets photobombed by some planets
It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a telescope. Enlarge / The SOFIA telescope. (credit: Chris Johnson) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a littl.....»»
Mapping the best route for a spacecraft traveling beyond the sun"s sphere of influence
The heliosphere—made of solar wind, solar transients, and the interplanetary magnetic field—acts as our solar system's personal shield, protecting the planets from galactic cosmic rays. These extremely energetic particles accelerated outwards fro.....»»
Thousands of phones and routers swept into proxy service, unbeknownst to users
Two new reports show criminals may be using your device to cover their online tracks. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Crooks are working overtime to anonymize their illicit online activities using thousands of devices of.....»»
Flying coach? At least you’ll be able to watch movies on an in-seat OLED TV soon
Who needs legroom when you have 8.3 million individually emissive pixels? This is one of the Panasonic Avionics Astrova in-flight entertainment systems, set to debut in Iceland.....»»
Hot post-asymptotic giant branch star discovered in globular cluster ESO 37-1
Astronomers have discovered a new post-asymptotic giant branch (PAGB) star in a Galactic globular cluster known as ESO 37-1 (or E3 for short) and derived its fundamental parameters. The finding is reported in a research paper published March 19 on th.....»»
Gray-headed flying-fox population is stable—10 years of monitoring reveals this threatened species is doing well
Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both gray-headed and spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with extinction......»»
Researchers add swept illumination to open-top light-sheet microscope
Researchers have incorporated a swept illumination source into an open-top light-sheet microscope to enable improved optical sectioning over a larger area of view. The advance makes the technique more practical for nondestructive 3D pathology......»»
Detecting heavy precipitation events directly with GPS data
An exceptionally severe storm swept over Zurich on 13 July 2021 shortly before 2 a.m., with howling squalls, constant lightning and torrential rain that awakened people with a start......»»
Flying first on Ariane 6
With Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket now at its spaceport in French Guiana, the passengers it will launch to space are getting ready to be added to the top of the tall new rocket. Ariane 6 will launch several satellites, deployers and experiments from s.....»»
GM uses AI tool to determine which truck stops should get EV chargers
Forget LLM chatbots; this seems like an actually useful implementation of AI. Enlarge / A 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV WT at a pull-through charging stall located at a flagship Pilot and Flying J travel center, as part of the new.....»»
What can we learn flying through the plumes at Enceladus?
In the next decade, space agencies will expand the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Mars, where all of our astrobiology efforts are currently focused. This includes the ESA's JUpiter ICy moon's Explorer (JUICE) and NASA's Europa Clipper, which.....»»
Arctic Weather Satellite tested for life in orbit
ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite has passed its environmental test campaign with flying colors—meaning that the satellite has been declared fit for liftoff and its life in the harsh environment of space......»»
Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summer
Intense storms swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday and brought whipping winds, possible tornadoes, and what some described as "gorilla hail.".....»»
Three dead, four missing after floods snare cars in southern France
French rescue workers recovered three bodies on Sunday and were searching for four other people, including two children, after violent storms lashed the southeast of the country, with most believed to have been swept away in cars on flooded bridges......»»