Prospecting for interstellar oil
We have developed a new method to look for carbon compounds in space, akin to prospecting for oil on Earth. Our method is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society......»»
Universal mechanism to explain formation of carbon nanoparticles in interstellar and terrestrial environments
Carbon nanostructures that formed in circumstellar envelopes around carbon-rich stars may have a shared chemical origin with soot particles produced by fuel combustion. The same reaction mechanism may underpin each process, KAUST researchers have sho.....»»
US Space Command Releases Decades of Secret Military Data, Confirms Interstellar Meteor in 2014
"The U.S. Space Command announced this week that it determined a 2014 meteor hit that hit Earth was from outside the solar system," reports CBS News. "The meteor streaked across the sky off the coast of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea three years earl.....»»
Secret Government Info Confirms First Known Interstellar Object On Earth, Scientists Say
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: An object from another star system crashed into Earth in 2014, the United States Space Command (USSC) confirmed in a newly-released memo. The meteor ignited in a fireball in the skies near Papua N.....»»
A New Proposal For Interstellar Communication With Alien Intelligences
OneHundredAndTen writes: A recent paper proposes a new way to put together a message for alien intelligent beings. It comes up with an elaborate mechanism to convey information in notably constrained bitmaps, but one can't help but wonder whether it.....»»
Mapping the movement of white dwarfs of the Milky Way
White dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their fuel. These interstellar remnants have historically been difficult to study. However, a recent study from Lund University in Sweden reveals new infor.....»»
New Halo trailer sets the stakes for an interstellar war
The war with the alien Covenant may be just the beginning of the story, as Paramount+ plays up the drama in the latest trailer for Halo......»»
Astronomers inspect interstellar medium of the galaxy SPT0346-52
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers observed an interstellar medium in a distant star-forming galaxy SPT0346-52. The collected data could be essential in improving our knowledge about SP.....»»
How the Webb Telescope Will Explore Interstellar Objects
Astronomers have only caught glimpses of the two interstellar objects identified in our solar system, reports Space.com — but there's hope that the Webb Space Telescope will show us more: "With Webb, we can do really interesting science at muc.....»»
Studying the next interstellar interloper with Webb
One of the most exciting findings in planetary science in recent years is the discovery of interstellar objects passing through our solar system. So far, astronomers have confirmed only two of these interlopers from other star systems—1I/'Oumuamua.....»»
How to design a sail that won"t tear or melt on an interstellar voyage
Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But if humans want to actually reach our nearest stellar neighbor, they will need to wait quite a bit.....»»
First ever free-floating black hole found roaming through interstellar space
An international team of researchers has confirmed that a possible microlensing event witnessed in 2011 was due to the presence of a free-floating black hole roaming through interstellar space—the first of its kind ever observed. The group has publ.....»»
If launched by 2028, a spacecraft could catch up with "Oumuamua in 26 years
In October 2017, the interstellar object 'Oumuamua passed through our solar system, leaving many questions in its wake. Not only was it the first object of its kind ever observed, but the limited data astronomers obtained as it shot out of our solar.....»»
Rogue planets: How wandering bodies in interstellar space ended up on their own
We now know of almost 5,000 planets outside the Solar System. If you were to picture what it would be like on one of these distant worlds, or exoplanets, your mental image would probably include a parent star—or more than one, especially if you're.....»»
U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System
Independent concepts from each nation envision launching high-speed spacecraft on aspirational multigenerational voyages into the great unknown of interstellar space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
A Staple of Sci-Fi Space Travel Will Likely Remain a Fantasy
Physicists say an interstellar engine popularized in the '60s is technically feasible, but it would take a more advanced civilization to build one......»»
Study: 1960 ramjet design for interstellar travel—a sci-fi staple—is unfeasible
"It is very unlikely that even Kardashev civilizations of type II might build magnetic ramjets." Enlarge / Artist's impression of the Ramjet propulsion system proposed in 1960 by physicist Robert W. Bussard (credit: NASA) In P.....»»
Sending tardigrades to the stars
No longer solely in the realm of science fiction, the possibility of interstellar travel has appeared, tantalizingly, on the horizon. Although we may not see it in our lifetimes—at least not some real version of the fictional warp-speeding, hyperdr.....»»
Coherent interstellar magnetic field detected
Magnetic fields are the essential, but often "secret" ingredients of the interstellar medium and the process of making stars. The secrecy shrouding interstellar magnetic fields can be attributed to the lack of experimental probes......»»
Largest ever group of lonely rogue planets discovered in Milky Way
Deep in the cold, dark emptiness of interstellar space, you can find some lonely planets roaming freely and not orbiting a star......»»
Hubble lends a helping hand
Far above rain clouds, light pollution, and atmospheric distortion, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has a clear view of the universe. It has shown us distant galaxies, tracked interstellar objects as they soar through our solar system, and studied the.....»»