NASA and Katalyst Adjust Swift Servicing Mission After Spacecraft Issue
NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday that the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost the agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude as originally planned, due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue.
» readHubble Data Reveals Ancient Galactic Collision That Shaped the Milky Way
A newly published study in the journal Nature Astronomy has provided definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way about 12 billion years ago, extending the known timeline of our galaxy’s history by 1.8 billion years.
» readAstronomers Spot Fastest Star Ever Seen Orbiting the Milky Way’s Black Hole
A newly identified star, called S301, has been observed whipping around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, at speeds reaching 25,000 kilometers per second.
» readReaders split on social media age bans in Live Science poll
A recent Live Science poll showed that readers are divided over whether banning social media for minors would improve young people’s well-being. The results were published on Aug.
» readSkull immune hubs may hold key to brain disease treatments
A recent study in mice and human genetic data has identified clusters of immune cells at the back of the skull, suggesting a new route for treating brain conditions such as cancer.
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