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GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help

Far above your head, constellations of satellites are working constantly to provide the positioning, navigation, and timing systems that quietly run modern life....

space: Big Rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025

Our species called this latest 366-day journey around the sun "2024" and packed into it a ton of astronomical and spaceflight excitement. A...

ISRO Reveals How Many Astronauts Will Be Hosted on the Bharatiya Antariksh Station: Report

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the development of the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS), a significant project aimed at enhancing India's...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Set to Target Spiderweb-Like ‘Boxworks Deposits’ on Mars’ Surface

NASA's Curiosity rover is gearing up for a fresh phase of exploration on Mars, targeting a striking patch of surface features resembling spiderwebs....

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Surprising Details of Westerlund 1 Star Cluster

Using advanced infrared imaging, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured unprecedented details of the supermassive star cluster Westerlund 1, located around...

Earth Microbes Discovered in Asteroid Ryugu Sample, Raises Contamination Concerns

A study published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science has reported the discovery of terrestrial micro-organisms in a sample returned from asteroid Ryugu by...

Jupiter’s Earth-Sized Storms Might Be Caused by Magnetic Tornadoes, Study Claims

Magnetic vortices descending from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere are believed to trigger the formation of ultraviolet-absorbing anticyclonic storms, according to a...

Distant Galaxies Crash to Produce Massive Sonic Boom, Could Reveal Secrets About the Universe: Report

One of the most intense cosmic shockwaves has been observed in Stephan's Quintet, a group of galaxies located approximately 290 million light-years from...

Blue Origin’s NS-28 Carries the 100th Woman in Space, Makes Safe Landing

Emily Calandrelli, an advocate for STEM education and an aerospace engineer, made history on November 22, 2024, as the 100th woman to travel...

NASA Showcases AI-Powered Computational Tools to Advance Scientific Research at SC24 Event

At the Supercomputing Conference or SC2024, NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Nicola Fox, detailed new computational tools intended to advance...

NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Jet Completes Initial Engine Tests, First Flight Approaching

NASA's experimental X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) aircraft has reached a crucial testing milestone with its engine fired up for the first time....