Category: space
Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons
As missions prepare to visit ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, new findings show scientists must first learn to distinguish between radiation-made organics and those born in a subsurface sea.
European astronauts may live, work on India’s space station
Josef Aschbacher, Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA), has confirmed that European astronauts could soon be living and working aboard India’s ambitious new space station project, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS).
This is the biggest nova super-remnant ever discovered
A team of astronomers has discovered a rare nova super-remnant (NSR) around the recurrent nova LMCN 1971-08a in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
Real reason China wants to put a man on the moon by 2030
China’s lunar ambitions have rocketed ahead of Britain and America. But with the cosmos predicted to be the battleground for warfare in the future, experts fear our national security now risks heading down a black hole.