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UrduAn observer standing on Mars would see the planet’s moon Phobos cross the sky from west to east every five hours. Its orbit passes between the sun and any given point on Mars about once each Earth year. Each time…
Tag: EXPERIMENTS IN SPACE
A ‘bang’ in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet
A binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight suns
SwRI awarded NASA contract to develop high-latitude mission to image the Sun’s poles
SwRI also contributing to two additional mission concept design studies
CU scientists create batteries that could make it easier to explore Mars
NASA-funded research recently reported in an American Chemical Society journal
Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is pioneering a new solution to the problem of spring cleaning on the moon: Why not zap away the grime using a beam of electrons? The research, published recently in the…
SwRI-led, first-ever mission to the Trojan asteroids passes NASA milestone
Lucy mission gains approval for final development stage
Study rules out DM destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center
Exhaustive emissions modeling by global physicists narrows down particle candidates
Upcoming space mission to test Purdue-developed drag sail pulling rocket back to Earth
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A rocket is going up into space with a drag sail. The goal? For the drag sail to bring the rocket back to Earth, preventing it from becoming like the thousands of pieces of space junk…
Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space
For the first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood the extreme conditions in space, producing power from direct sunlight and reflective light from the Earth’s surface. The…
NASA selects SwRI to participate in $6 billion Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV contract
SwRI’s award-winning CYGNSS platform added to NASA’s RSDO catalog
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is one rehearsal away from touching asteroid Bennu
NASA’s first asteroid sampling spacecraft is making final preparations to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu’s surface. Next week, the OSIRIS-REx mission will conduct a second rehearsal of its touchdown sequence, practicing the sample collection activities one last time before…
SwRI-led Lucy mission one step closer to the Trojan asteroids
Team enters spacecraft assembly phase of NASA mission
Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
Our solar system has one habitable planet — Earth. A new study shows other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.
SwRI scientists demonstrate speed, precision of in situ planetary dating device
CODEX designed to determine age of rocks on Mars, the Moon without having to return samples
SwRI scientists demonstrate speed, precision of in situ planetary dating device
CODEX designed to determine age of rocks on Mars, the Moon without having to return samples
Australian Space Agency backs locally-designed space suit development
Australian researchers will lead development of the next generation of space suits in a major international collaboration with NASA, the European Space Agency and leading universities.
SwRI-managed TRACERS heliophysics mission enters Phase B
SwRI also developing ion instrument to study electrodynamics in the polar cusps
New research hints at the presence of unconventional galaxies containing 2 black holes
An international team of astronomers identifies periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active galaxies
As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
To be considered Earth-like, a planet must be rocky, roughly Earth-sized and orbiting Sun-like (G-type) stars. It also has to orbit in the habitable zones of its star–the range of distances from a star in which a rocky planet could host liquid water, and potentially life, on its surface.
Amyloid formation in the International Space Station
Gravity affects protein assembly related to Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid formation in the International Space Station
Gravity affects protein assembly related to Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists carry out first space-based measurement of neutron lifetime
Scientists have found a way of measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time – a discovery that could teach us more about the early universe. Knowing the lifetime of neutrons is key to understanding the formation of elements…
Scientists carry out first space-based measurement of neutron lifetime
Scientists have found a way of measuring neutron lifetime from space for the first time – a discovery that could teach us more about the early universe. Knowing the lifetime of neutrons is key to understanding the formation of elements…
Black hole’s heart still beating
The first confirmed heartbeat of a supermassive black hole is still going strong more than ten years after first being observed. X-ray satellite observations spotted the repeated beat after its signal had been blocked by our Sun for a number…
Citizen scientists spot closest young brown dwarf disk yet
Discovery made through the Disk Detective project could help the search for new planets
NASA awards SwRI $3 million to develop lunar LASVEGAS
Compact precision spectrometer will characterize planetary materials
NASA awards SwRI $3 million to develop lunar LASVEGAS
Compact precision spectrometer will characterize planetary materials
Astronomers create cloud atlas for hot, Jupiter-like exoplanets
Model predicts likelihood of exotic clouds on hot Jupiters; finds mostly silicate clouds
Astronomers create cloud atlas for hot, Jupiter-like exoplanets
Model predicts likelihood of exotic clouds on hot Jupiters; finds mostly silicate clouds
Going nuclear on the moon and Mars
It might sound like science fiction, but scientists are preparing to build colonies on the moon and, eventually, Mars. With NASA planning its next human mission to the moon in 2024, researchers are looking for options to power settlements on…
Going nuclear on the moon and Mars
It might sound like science fiction, but scientists are preparing to build colonies on the moon and, eventually, Mars. With NASA planning its next human mission to the moon in 2024, researchers are looking for options to power settlements on…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds clues to chilly ancient Mars buried in rocks
By studying the chemical elements on Mars today — including carbon and oxygen — scientists can work backwards to piece together the history of a planet that once had the conditions necessary to support life. Weaving this story, element by…
Galactic cosmic rays now available for study on Earth, thanks to NASA
To better understand and mitigate the health risks faced by astronauts from exposure to space radiation, we ideally need to be able to test the effects of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) here on Earth under laboratory conditions. An article publishing…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds clues to chilly ancient Mars buried in rocks
By studying the chemical elements on Mars today — including carbon and oxygen — scientists can work backwards to piece together the history of a planet that once had the conditions necessary to support life. Weaving this story, element by…
Galactic cosmic rays now available for study on Earth, thanks to NASA
To better understand and mitigate the health risks faced by astronauts from exposure to space radiation, we ideally need to be able to test the effects of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) here on Earth under laboratory conditions. An article publishing…
NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in…
NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in…
Seeing the universe through new lenses
Images collected for dark energy telescope project reveal hundreds of new gravitational lens candidates
Seeing the universe through new lenses
Images collected for dark energy telescope project reveal hundreds of new gravitational lens candidates
What’s Mars made of?
Researchers simulate the core of Mars to investigate its composition and origin
What’s Mars made of?
Researchers simulate the core of Mars to investigate its composition and origin
Astronomers find regular rhythms among pulsating stars
Through the noise, a class of stars reveals its inner workings; poor ‘social distancing’ identified using NASA space telescope
Astronomers find regular rhythms among pulsating stars
Through the noise, a class of stars reveals its inner workings; poor ‘social distancing’ identified using NASA space telescope
SwRI scientist modeled Mars climate to understand habitability
A Southwest Research Institute scientist modeled the atmosphere of Mars to help determine that salty pockets of water present on the Red Planet are likely not habitable by life as we know it on Earth.
Hayabusa2 reveals more secrets from Ryugu
Ryugu’s interaction with the sun changes what we know about asteroid history
SwRI scientist modeled Mars climate to understand habitability
Study suggests terrestrial life unlikely to contaminate planet
Hayabusa2 reveals more secrets from Ryugu
Ryugu’s interaction with the sun changes what we know about asteroid history
SwRI scientist modeled Mars climate to understand habitability
Study suggests terrestrial life unlikely to contaminate planet
Graphene sets sail in microgravity
Overseas exploration and trade during the Age of Discovery (15th-17th centuries) were possible by sail technology, and deep-space exploration will require the same for the coming Age of NewSpace. This time, however, the new sails shall move with light instead…
Graphene sets sail in microgravity
Overseas exploration and trade during the Age of Discovery (15th-17th centuries) were possible by sail technology, and deep-space exploration will require the same for the coming Age of NewSpace. This time, however, the new sails shall move with light instead…