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Space.com

“Our results imply that in the early universe, supermassive black holes might have gained their mass before their host galaxies did, and the initial black hole seeds could have been more massive than today.” Comments (0). A James Webb Space Telescope …

Space.com

In 2015, the iconic Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made the first-ever tangible detection of gravitational waves. The waves were the result of two black holes colliding far away in the universe …

Space.com

CAPE CANAVERAL — Starliner will wait at least four more days for its first crewed launch. Boeing’s new commercial spacecraft, Starliner, waved off its first launch attempt late tonight (May 6) due to a problem with an “oxygen relief valve on the …

CNN

If we had not had a field early in Earth history water would have been stripped from the planet by the solar wind (a stream of energized particles flowing from the sun toward Earth),” said John Tarduno, a professor of geophysics at the University of …

Space.com

a swirling spiral galaxy enriches the blackness of space with shades of blue from stars shining. Caption/alt text: At the heart of NGC 4951, shown here in a new Hubble …

Space.com

At its closest distance to Earth, the space rock will be closer to our planet than the moon, which is on average at over 230,000 miles (370,000 kilometers). The asteroid will be in the constellation Ursa Major during its closest approach, while 2024 JF …

Space.com

The first crewed flight of Boeing’s new Starliner capsule has been pushed to the end of the week due to a technical issue. Starliner was supposed to launch late Monday night (May 6) on Crew Flight Test (CFT), a roughly 10-day mission that will carry …

NPR

After a series of troubled test flights and ongoing problems with its commercial aviation wing, Boeing will have to wait a little longer before it can fly people for the first time on its Starliner capsule. Monday’s launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., …

Phys.Org

For instance, when charging or discharging batteries, ions physically move between the electrodes through a porous barrier. Gas sensors rely on the diffusion of gas molecules through porous materials. Chemical industries often use catalytic reactions, …

Popular Mechanics

Around four billion years ago, during its Noarchian geologic period, Mars was likely filled with oceans, rivers, and lakes. A new study, analyzing data from a 2017 soil analysis from Gale crater, discovered high levels of manganese, a surprising find …