Copernical Team
Some young suns align with their planet-forming disks, others are born tilted
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, The University of Texas at Austin, Yale University and National Taiwan Normal University have found that a fair number of sun-like stars emerge with their rotational axis tilted with respect to their protoplanetary disks, the clouds of gas and dust from which solar systems are born.
"All young stars have these discs, but we've known little about their orien Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed
Touchdown airburstseart - a type of cosmic impact that may be more common than the crater-forming, dinosaur-killing kindeart - remain somewhat less understood. UC Santa Barbara Earth Science Emeritus Professor James Kennett and collaborators continue to make the case that these high-energy events deserve closer attention.
"Touchdown events can cause extreme damage through very high tempera Hera spacecraft tests asteroid tracking with distant Otero and Kellyday observations
Hera has captured its first asteroid images, targeting (1126) Otero and (18805) Kellyday during its cruise through the main asteroid belt. The distant, faint detections tested the spacecraft's Asteroid Framing Camera under conditions similar to its future approach to the Didymos system.
Launched on 7 October 2024, Hera used a Mars flyby in March 2025 to set its course for arrival at Didymo China advances crewed lunar mission with lander landing and takeoff trial
China has successfully carried out its first integrated landing and takeoff trial of a crewed lunar lander, marking a milestone in its manned lunar exploration program. The test took place Wednesday at a facility in Huailai county, Hebei province, the China Manned Space Agency confirmed Thursday.
The spacecraft, called Lanyueeart - meaning embracing the mooneart - is composed of a landing Summer's best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
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Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to space
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NASA Acting Chief Duffy issues directive to speed up moon reactor plans
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon mission ends
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NASA's Black Marble: Stories from the night sky
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Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy could enable future satellite swarms to complete science goals with little human help
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