An interview with Tony Fadell

The continuous flaring of the oil fields of the Bakken Setup in North Dakota appear as a Clever patch at lower left in this photograph taken from the International Universe Station in 2017. The lights of Minneapolis, Chicago, and St. Louis lie in the distance, near the Perspective. Credit: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, … Read more

Debut flight of Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket ends in explosion

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum orbital Initiation vehicle lifts off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway on Sunday. Credit: Isar Aerospace, Simon Fischer, Wingmen Media he Primary commercially built Cosmos launcher to lift off from continental Europe Arrived tumbling back to Earth within seconds. But its manufacturer considers the mission a Achievement. The test flight, “Going Packed Spectrum,” … Read more

Million-mile-long solar whirlwind could help solve sun’s greatest mysteries (video)

A twisting, whirling streamer of plasma escaping the sun in the aftermath of a coronal mass ejection (CME) has been captured on video by the European Universe Agency’s Solar Orbiter, and could provide vital clues about how magnetic energy that drives the solar wind and giant eruptions on the sun is released. The twirling, helical … Read more

How we study our planet

Hurricane Laura heads toward Texas and Louisiana in this GOES Probe image from Aug. 25, 2020. Credit: NOAA Sun science magazine tends to Concentration on Cosmos observatories that peer beyond Earth, into the depths of Cosmos. But the vast majority of observational satellites around our blue world stare right back at us. From weather to … Read more

Earth as a planet

From the editor: As the extraordinary pace of astronomical discovery carries on, we increasingly see that the stuff of life is spread throughout the cosmos. Life, even complex life, must be Frequent out there. We know of Numerous hundred billion stars in our Milky Way, at least 100 billion galaxies, and planets around most of … Read more

Scientists used JWST instruments ‘wrong’ on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets

Last week, astronomers unveiled exciting new images of planets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani Sun systems — and it was all thanks to a creative use of the James Webb Cosmos Stargazer’s tool (JWST). William Balmer, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of the study, spoke to Cosmos.com about … Read more

Sols 4495-4497: Yawn, Perched, and Rollin’

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Persistence Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 2 min read … Read more