HCl was detected in the Martian atmosphere by the NOMAD and ACS spectrometers aboard the ExoMars TGO. Photochemical models show that using gas-phase chemistry alone is insufficient to…
Category: 2. Space
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Hubble Spots Reflection Nebula in Taurus Molecular Cloud
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding image of the reflection nebula GN 04.32.8.
This Hubble image shows GN 04.32.8, a reflection nebula some 480 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. The…
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Space is hard. There is no excuse for pretending it’s easy.
The headlines in the space industry over the past month have delivered a sobering reminder: space is not forgiving, and certainly not friendly to overpromising entrepreneurs. From iSpace’s second failed lunar landing attempt (making…
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Moog Completes Major Building Expansion to Enhance Space Actuation and Avionics Manufacturing Capabilities
East Aurora, NY – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems has reached a significant milestone in its…
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Meteorite hunters chase treasures after fireball streaks across Georgia
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain
It only took Ed Albin a few steps on Sunday to spot it as he wandered onto an empty construction site in Henry…
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JWST unlocks 10-billion-year mystery of how galaxies shape themselves
Many galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are characterized by a flat, extended, rotating stellar disk. These disk galaxies commonly contain two main parts: a thin disk and a thick disk. The thin disk contains younger, metal-rich stars, while…
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