by OGL News | Dec 20, 2023 | news-hub
A composite image of the Bullet Cluster, a much-studied pair of galaxy clusters that have collided head on. One has passed through the other, like a bullet traveling through an apple, and is thought to show clear signs of dark matter (blue) separated from hot gases...
by OGL News | Dec 19, 2023 | news-hub
James Webb imaged the Cartwheel galaxy and its closeby companions. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team) We are living in the age of information, and this sentiment also pertains to astronomy. Quite a few telescopes are trained to scan large...
by OGL News | Dec 18, 2023 | news-hub
The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. (Image credit: CERN/Claudia Marcelloni/Max Brice) A new search for dark matter has turned up empty handed — but, in a silver lining, the effort provided important limits that will help future experiments narrow down the...
by OGL News | Dec 17, 2023 | news-hub
Artist’s illustration of a debris-spawning event in Earth orbit that can cause the Kessler Syndrome. (Image credit: ESA) Researchers have found that trying to avoid collisions in orbit increases the risk of future collisions in the aftermath of each avoidance...
by OGL News | Dec 16, 2023 | news-hub
The third Zhuque-2 rocket lifts off from Jiuquan spaceport on Dec. 8, 2023. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace successfully sent satellites into orbit for the first time Friday and revealed details of a new stainless steel rocket. The...
by OGL News | Dec 15, 2023 | news-hub
ULA’s Vulcan rocket first certification mission (#Cert1) had been planned to launch on Dec. 24, 2023, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: ULA WASHINGTON — The first launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan...
