Interstellar space is not empty but filled with gas, dust and energetic particles. We explore this cosmic medium in more detail here.
NASA’S VOYAGER 1 SPACECRAFT RESUMES SENDING DATA TO EARTH FROM INTERSTELLAR SPACE AFTER 5-MONTH OUTAGE "Can we get to a point where we can be able to say, you know, 'It'll be 5 o’clock on Thursday,'? But we're not there yet," Van Belle said. Based on the brightening and dim...
which is meeting at NASA HQ Monday and Tuesday. Later in the day, Ralph McNutt from the JHU Applied Physics Lab will give an update on “Study of a Near-Term Interstellar Probe” and on Tuesday, Alan Stern will give another briefing on the Planetary...
dramatic changes could start happening in Earth's interior. Theiron coreand liquid mantle would also be 10 times larger, and with more gravity acting on a larger mass, the pressure beneath Earth's surface would increase. This high pressure could cause the iron core to solidify, Barnes said. ...
“A comet traveling through the interstellar medium basically is getting cooked by cosmic radiation, forming hydrogen as a result. Our thought was: If this was happening, could you actually trap it in the body, so that when it entered the solar system and it was warmed up, it would outgas...
Space operates very much on magnetism. The sun's sunspot cycle is even controlled by magnetic waves -- which telescopes can view twisting and bending around if they use the right magnetic imaging technique. I've viewed some of these magnetic telescopic images, and it's just amazing to imagine...
Voyagers 1 and 2 were launched in 1977 to explore the outer reaches of our solar system and interstellar space. Each carries a Golden Record containing music, ambient sounds from Earth and 116 images of our planet and solar system. The golden record (left) with a schematic of its diagrams...
It's critical to interstellar commerce, but it's also a pricey luxury item enjoyed by those who can afford to keep up their habit. These factors combine to make Arrakis the most valuable territory in known space. The harvesting operation is administered by a combined government apparatus that ...
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other...
Celestial bodies are intriguing. They are some of the most interesting things that you will ever get to study. The Earth is the birthplace of the human race. We are a species capable of great things. But one of the most important questions that any person can ask is that are we the on...