Hidden 'shapes' within plasma beams may boost next-generation space rockets
Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant ...
NASA Found a Black Hole Knocked Over on Its Side. That Probably Shouldn't Happen.
Supermassive black holes typically rotate with the galactic plane, expelling X-rays perpendicular to the plane itself. However, NASA recently discovered that galaxy NGC 5084—located 80 million ...
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Scientists decode plasma plume behavior to enhance electric thrusters’ performance
Researchers at the University of Virginia are using advanced simulations to study electron behavior in electric propulsion ...
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NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene
What knocked this black hole over onto its side? It's a cosmic "whodunnit" that NASA scientists using the Hubble and Chandra ...
NASA Spacecraft ‘Touches Sun’ In Defining Moment For Humankind
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun ...
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Discovery of "tipped over" black hole surprises NASA scientists
New analysis techniques developed at NASA's Ames Research Center in California helped researchers see four long plumes of plasma emanating from the galaxy. Most galaxies don't have plumes ...
NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere.
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NASA finds the fuel that will take us to Mars in 45 days: It’s better than hydrogen and plasma
NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...
This is how close NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly by the sun
The Parker Solar Probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, ...
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NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe survived solar close encounter
NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is safe and fully operational after its Christmas Eve close encounter with the ...
NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the sun
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat ...
NASA Celebrates as Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Confirms It’s Still Alive
The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in ...