| 单词 | interstellar |
| 例句 | A Level Three Awkward Silence began to coalesce around us, like interstellar hydrogen pulled together by gravity to form a new nebula. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z No civilization can possibly survive to an interstellar space- faring phase unless it limits its numbers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, when the interstellar invasion came, it looked nothing like that. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They are backward and primitive craft, moving, compared to the immense interstellar distances, with the slowness of a race in a dream. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If, on an interstellar voyage, you are not paying attention, you can find yourself drawn into it irrevocably, your body stretched unpleasantly into a long, thin thread. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Sun passes through a spiral arm it is more likely than it is at present to enter into gaseous nebulae and interstellar dust clouds and to encounter objects of substellar mass. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because we will share scientific and mathematical insights with any other civilization, I believe that understanding the interstellar message will be the easiest part of the problem. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some scientists toyed with the idea that the spiral nebulae were not distant island universes but rather nearby condensing clouds of interstellar gas, perhaps on their way to make solar systems. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The two Voyager interstellar spacecraft, the fastest machines ever launched from Earth, are now traveling at one ten- thousandth the speed of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The quantum singularity in my chest churned, drawing more interstellar dust into its event horizon, sucking up all the light that drew too close. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z After Uranus it will plunge on past Neptune, leaving the solar system, becoming an interstellar spacecraft, fated to roam forever the great ocean between the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Might gravity tunnels provide a kind of interstellar or intergalactic subway, permitting us to travel to inaccessible places much more rapidly than we could in the ordinary way? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the solar system condensed out of instellar gas and dust, Jupiter acquired most of the matter that was not ejected into interstellar space and did not fall inward to form the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even three massive interstellar colonization ships meant for the exodus off Earth could get lost out here. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Is there in any sense an interstellar Rosetta stone? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Swarm was an interstellar gang of crooks and thugs who harassed folks for no good reason. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Precisely. We don’t land an interstellar ship on a populated planet until open communication or alliance is established. So I came in on a little rocket-boat, and landed on Horden Island.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A closely related problem that is also of concern to writers of science fiction is rapid interstellar or intergalactic travel. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps there is some unforeseen problem to interstellar spaceflight—although, at speeds much less than the velocity of light it is difficult to see what such an impediment might be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the interstellar jump. It may be coming and the devil knows what it’s like.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z If we lived in an interstellar spacecraft that could accelerate at 1 g, we would find ourselves in a perfectly natural environment. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy for extraterrestrials to make an unambiguously artificial interstellar message. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An emerging technical civilization, after exploring its home planetary system and developing interstellar spaceflight, would slowly and tentatively begin exploring the nearby stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Atoms synthesized in the interiors of stars are commonly returned to the interstellar gas. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By its very nature it would have produced vast quantities of radioactive debris, but for conscientious mission profiles only in the emptiness of interplanetary or interstellar space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The utilization of planetary resources so that new interstellar spacecraft could be constructed locally would be a slow process. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We already have slow interstellar flight, and think fast interstellar flight a possible goal for the human species. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The designs for Orion, Daedalus and the Bussard Ramjet are probably farther from the actual interstellar spacecraft we will one day build than Leonardo’s models are from today’s supersonic transports. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Our technology is, so far, utterly incapable of such grand interstellar voyages, at least in reasonable transit times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 10,000 times faster than a message attached to our fastest interstellar spaceship. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Something the size of an asteroid is a brilliant, blinking source of X-rays, visible over interstellar distances. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Radio telescopes generate, in narrow frequency ranges, signals so intense they can be detected over immense interstellar distances. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But if M31 were at such a distance, it could not be a cloud of mere interstellar dimensions; it had to be much larger—an immense galaxy in its own right. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Any civilization able to intercept Voyager in the depths of interstellar space, its transmitters long dead, would know far more science than we do. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The erosion in interstellar space—chiefly cosmic rays and impacting dust grains—is so slow that the information on the record will last a billion years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Would a society a million years in advance of us be interested in colonization or interstellar spaceflight? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On this assumption, the conferees thought it likely that radioastronomy would be the generally accepted mode of interstellar communication, on grounds of speed and economy. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Might a civilization composed of essentially immortal beings consider interstellar exploration fundamentally childish? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But if an interstellar armada appears in our skies, I predict we will be very accommodating. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nali drove through Gallup to the main public library, where Nathan checked out a science-fiction trilogy about kids who were drafted by the government to fight an interstellar war against aliens. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It has been suggested that the major ice ages on our planet, which recur every hundred million years or so, may be due to the interposition of interstellar matter between the Sun and the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The maiden test flights into nearby space a few months earlier had been successful, but because we’re now leaving so suddenly, this will be the first interstellar journey. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The answer is that the stars are mighty suns, light-years away in the vastness of interstellar space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Great fleets of interstellar transports would be under construction in Earth orbit—unmanned survey ships, liners for immigrants, immense trading ships to plow the seas of space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fast interstellar spaceflight—with the ship velocity approaching the speed of light—-is an objective not for a hundred years but for a thousand or ten thousand. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps at an adjacent frequency or a faster timing, there would be another message, which would turn out to be a primer, an introduction to the language of interstellar discourse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Conversely, any civilization that engages in serious interstellar exploration and colonization must have exercised zero population growth or something very close to it for many generations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Earth condensed out of interstellar gas and dust some 4.6 billion years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The most perfect vacuum ever created by humans is not as empty as the emptiness of interstellar space. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to build a huge interstellar spaceship, load it full of videogames, junk food, and comfy couches, and then get the hell out of here?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We sent something about our genes, something about our brains, and something about our libraries to other beings who might sail the sea of interstellar space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some two or three times farther from the Sun than Pluto is, the pressure of the interstellar protons and electrons becomes greater than the minuscule pressure there exerted by the solar wind. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At the periphery, interstellar matter is compressed by the supernova shock wave, triggering new generations of cloud collapse and star formation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An interstellar message, intended to be understood by an emerging civilization, should be easy to decode. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To communicate with other civilizations, we require a method adequate not merely for interplanetary distances but for interstellar distances. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Stars and their accompanying planets are born in the gravitational collapse of a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He has produced machines that think and instruments that peer into the unfathomable ranges of interstellar space. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The light by which we see it now has spent seventy-five years traversing the dark of interstellar space on its long journey to Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the persistence of the memory of the human species will be far longer in the impressed metal grooves on the Voyager interstellar record. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is unlikely to be a mere coincidence; more likely, the shock wave produced by the supernova compressed interstellar gas and dust and triggered the condensation of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The red star on the album’s cover was the symbol of the Solar Federation, the oppressive interstellar society in the story. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Rather, they are constructed in Earth orbit from where they are launched on their long interstellar journeys. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Chemical reactions like those in our laboratory vessels may be responsible for the organic matter in interstellar space and the amino acids found in meteorites. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There will be designated interstellar objectives, and sooner or later our spacecraft will have human crews. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the most likely case is that interstellar communication will be a kind of palimpsest, like the palimpsests of ancient writers short of papyrus or stone who superimposed their messages on top of preexisting messages. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If a great many years ago an advanced interstellar spacefaring civilization emerged 200 light-years away, it would have no reason to think there was something special about the Earth unless it had been here already. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The scripts overhaul the moldiest genre tropes -- interstellar invasions, time travel loops, dimension-hopping inventions -- and infuse them with such warmth and silliness that they seem fresh again. The sci-fi vaudeville charm of "Futurama" 2011-06-23T18:24:00Z Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is now at the very limit of the solar system; currently negotiating the heliosheath depletion region – the final frontier before raw interstellar space. Forever now: What sound or video would you send into space? 2013-07-12T01:45:36Z The romance proceeds as it always does in these kinds of movies, with the interstellar setting accounting for little in the way of innovation. ‘Moonshot’ Review: Found in Space 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z According to a Public Policy Polling survey, around 12 million people in the US believe that interstellar lizards in people suits rule our country. Conspiracy craze: why 12 million Americans believe alien lizards rule us 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z A scene from “The Tree of Life” that uses experimental techniques to portray interstellar events. The Carpetbagger: Below the Line: The Effects of 'The Tree of Life' 2012-01-11T19:44:32Z “Splendor & Misery” is a striking tale of interstellar slave rebellion, heavily inspired by black science-fiction writers. Beyond ‘Hamilton,’ for Better and for Worse 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Iain Banks, Novelist of Crime and Science Fiction, Dies at 59 Iain Banks, a best-selling Scottish novelist whose books ranged from violent crime dramas to interstellar conflicts, died on Sunday. Iain Banks, Novelist of Crime and Science Fiction, Dies at 59 2013-06-12T23:53:39Z The popularity of Star Wars gave writer/producer Glen A Larson an opportunity to pitch a longstanding dream project of his: an interstellar “man against robot” quest saga loosely inspired by his Mormon faith. From Supertrain to The Crown: TV's most expensive shows ever 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z David Bowie’s androgynous appearance, his interstellar motifs, and his mind-bending visuals set standards that an unsuspecting public didn’t notice were being set. David Bowie and the Return of the Music Video 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z And hers was a face of interstellar allure. Taylor a star in every phase 2011-03-23T17:22:00Z “Just keep telling the story,” says the director character in Wes Anderson’s latest film, “Asteroid City,” which takes a stylized look at midcentury America’s fascination with space and interstellar communications. A Time Capsule of Human Creativity, Stored in the Sky 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Recommended for theatergoers 5 and older, the play, accompanied by music, unfolds on the planet of the title, a kind of interstellar camp for the displaced. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z They all go into the dark, / The vacant interstellar spaces ... Brian Aldiss: my life in book covers 2013-06-07T10:33:00Z Granted, the result made hundreds of millions of dollars, and acquired the patina of legend, but, still, “Star Wars” was emotionally as null as the interstellar void through which its vessels leaped. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Reviewed 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z In 2012, Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to exit our solar system and enter interstellar space, from which it still sends signals. Review: A True-Life Journey Into Interstellar Space in ‘The Farthest’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Drawings of interstellar landscapes accompany a large-scale painting of a cockpit that serves as frame for a video program taking viewers to “queer destinations.” Datebook: Boxing painters, teen idols and John Altoon's short career 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z In 2012, Christine Love’s Analogue: A Hate Story smartly turned the epistolary novel into an interstellar interactive mystery to tell an allegory about Korean history. Text Games in a New Era of Stories 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The fantastic, roiling clouds of color represented the interstellar gas and dust of space nebula. Left in the shadows for decades, light artist dazzles anew 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The patterns suggest interstellar motion or cosmic radiation, while circles of dense graphite whirls interrupt the flow. Review | In the galleries: Drawing as meditation 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Scientists say they’ve captured the first samples of interstellar material — seven super-tiny particles of precious rock, perhaps from distant exploded stars — that drifted into our solar system. NASA’s space dust may be from another solar system One of the harsh realities of interstellar war is, by the time you get there, the fight will probably be over.” 'How do wookiees breed?': the big Star Wars questions answered 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z “I’m relaying what is happening to me in the form of a first person narrative,” says one interstellar explorer brightly. A Long Visit to Weimar-Era Berlin Through an Epic Graphic Novel 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Shoot for the moon at the Bushwick entertainment venue House of Yes, which describes its queer-friendly Gala Galactica party as “a celebration of all things cosmic”; recommended looks include “interstellar shine” and “alien superstar.” New Year’s Eve in New York City: What to Do, See and Eat 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The theme is space exploration, and at a cost of $155,000, it has high-tech costumes, interstellar projections and an atmospheric score by Adam Crystal. Washington Ballet’s season finale: Space Age world premiere & earthy classics 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z One minute it sounds like he’s stuffing his instrument down a trash compactor, the next he’s making it zoom into interstellar overdrive. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z Three promising locations have been found, and yet another interstellar expedition is being mounted to check them out. 'Interstellar' explores outer and inner spaces 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Icarus is a boy on a spaceship making the first interstellar journey. Icarus at the Edge of Time 2010-07-06T21:45:00Z They include an aristocrat’s son on a trans-Atlantic journey, a grieving composer and a writer visiting Earth from her interstellar colony while on her book tour. 18 New Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z At a convention you'll see someone in a Star Trek uniform walking down the hallway with ladies in ball gowns, going to discuss interstellar travel. Science fiction, science are big in Northwest — especially right now 2012-07-02T03:48:04Z But how do these captivating beasts stack up to other interstellar invaders? The aliens in ‘Arrival’ are stunning. How do they compare to other film creatures? 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z So, from a biological point of view, it looks as if the prospects for intelligent interstellar conversation are limited. The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies | Book review 2010-03-28T00:15:00Z And that star stuff is a future part of the interstellar mixture, an ingredient of the cosmic recipe for a new generation of stars to be made out of the old. "The Big Bang Theory" and real science, from Leonard's wedding vows to the "Time Machine" prop 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z In a love story whose attempt to be an interstellar “Titanic” eventually falls flat, Ms. Lawrence’s character, Aurora, is an ambitious journalist aboard the Avalon, a commercial spacecraft making a historic 120-year voyage. Review: Two ‘Passengers’ Trapped on a Spaceship Find Love Amid Despair 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z A retired physicist, Dickey invokes the interstellar with “Cephei,” named for a star system. In the galleries: Scenes of nature with allusions to religious art 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The show, a silly, surreal sci-fi fantasy about two bears navigating interstellar dangers on a spaceship, arrives in Manhattan after successful productions in Dublin, Edinburgh and London. King Joffrey Is Coming. But Only to Act in a Play. 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z When organising the interstellar mission, Nasa decided to include music, sounds and scenes that would best represent humanity on the Voyager record. Voyager space mission: what would be on your interstellar playlist? 2012-10-08T12:30:01Z This is a collection of particles winking into existence thanks to random fluctuations in the interstellar vacuum. ‘When Einstein Walked With Gödel’ Review: Plato, Physics and Brains in Space 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z But Olimar is a very particular kind of hero: a salaried employee of an interstellar delivery company, married with a wife and children, tasked in a later game with rescuing his company from bankruptcy. The 10 best video-game characters 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Some of these drawing-paintings suggest interstellar charts, with dotted lines that might indicate hypothetical orbits. In the galleries: In ‘Gilded,’ artist Takefumi Hori applies Midas touch The second book especially, “A Closed and Common Orbit,” is the perfect mix of incredible characters and interstellar adventure. Salman Rushdie, Diana Gabaldon and other authors reflect on the books they find most transporting 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Some concern interstellar visitors like the one in “I Am Here …. Now”; others focus on hackers with superhuman abilities. What Distinguishes a Neil Breen Film? Neil Breen. 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z No matter how interstellar Bruner’s music gets, his goofy sense of humor always anchors it in the day-to-day. He’d Always Been Thundercat, Whether He Knew It or Not 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Marvel looks likely to continue its box office reign with fantastical tales of interstellar talking rodents, Norse gods and a certain gravity-defying teenage crimefighter. Sci-fi and superheroes in 2017: can Luke Skywalker save us from Hollywood's bleak year ahead? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The musicians, who deliver a rockabilly sound with a Devo sensibility, cover subjects ranging from shyness to interstellar lunacy. Spare Times for Children Listings for June 3-9 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z By citing and showing the Voyager’s interstellar mission, Thompson puts the compulsions of a few little Texans into macroscopic long shot — from outer space to cyberspace. Review: Men, Women & Children Shows How Sexting Is Ruining America 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Inspired in part by some Hubble Space Telescope photographs in which the interstellar void appears surprisingly sensuous, the eight pictures in “Moments of Grace” are squares that seem barely to contain semicircular gestures. Review | In the galleries: Autobiographical pieces prevail at the Trawick Prize 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z It co-opted everything, from terrestrial microbiology and the origins of life, to interstellar chemistry, planetary physics, and even a smattering of cosmology. Sputnik’s spawn: How the Cold War created astrobiology 2014-03-09T17:30:00Z In some far distant future, where interstellar travel is a cinch, he intervenes, often violently, to prevent even worse violence. Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks 2012-07-20T21:55:02Z He recorded a solo album, Music for Heavenly Bodies, with his electro-theremin, and provided sound effects to several interstellar TV series, including Lost In Space and My Favorite Martian. Good Vibrations musician dies at 95 2013-02-06T17:36:13Z Every time a new star is born, a chain of events is set in place, catapulting hydrogen and oxygen atoms on an interstellar journey of billions of miles that ends up in my bath. Wonders of Life by Brian Cox – digested read 2013-02-03T19:30:01Z Indeed, scientists have suggested that spacecraft with giant foil sails propelled by sunlight or powerful lasers might be the cheapest form of interplanetary or even interstellar travel. Alas, Poor William Shakespeare. Where Does His Skull Rest? 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The fabular quality that makes Green’s clothes feel like plausible garb for the interstellar colonists of the early twenty-second century has also endeared them to the pop stars of the early twenty-first. A Workwear Jacket Worthy of Drake and “Alien: Covenant” 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Does this hint that she was powerful enough to travel between worlds or did she just enjoy a fun interstellar read? Our Biggest Questions After the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Finale 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z The series is based on the premise that old folks on Earth can get new young, super-strength bodies if they enlist in an interstellar fighting force, the Colonial Union. John Scalzi conquers the publishing universe 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z In “Aurora,” which came out in 2015, interstellar explorers realize that living on other planets is impractical, and return to Earth. Kim Stanley Robinson’s Latest Novel Imagines Life in an Underwater New York 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z And it has its strengths, it has its virtues, but there's nothing about the Crimean war, there's nothing about interstellar travel. Michael Cunningham: A life in writing 2011-02-07T08:00:00Z To scratch this insistent itch, he visits a company called Rekall, which promises interstellar vacations without the risk and expense of boarding a shuttle. Total Recall at 30: a thrilling reminder of Paul Verhoeven at his best 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Rather it was brought here from somewhere else in the universe by some other interstellar object. 7 mind-blowing scientific mysteries: Black holes, UFOs and the origins of everything 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z In one essay, he wrote about a prospective attempt at contact with whatever living creatures might inhabit interstellar reaches. Bach in My Heart, and My Heart in His Hands 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z In “Sunbeam,” she conveys such feelings while tripping between timelines — and her interstellar boarding school is a beautifully realized world. The 10 best graphic novels of 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Part of the City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage Kids series, the event will include Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, a group that combines child-friendly funk and hip-hop with interstellar themes on its latest album, “Infinity Plus One.” Spare Times for Children Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The registry will also add two very different depictions of interstellar exploration: the 1956 science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet,” and “The Right Stuff,” the 1983 adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s book about the space race. The Carpetbagger: Now Imagine Mary Poppins Doing the Twist 2013-12-18T07:45:15Z His characters take for granted a universe of interstellar travel and extended lifespans. Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks 2012-07-27T21:50:00Z To them, the interstellar jazz bassist is practically family. Think there can’t be a jazz-funk fusion superstar in 2020? Then you don’t know Thundercat. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The short novel follows the crew of a construction ship who have spent 66 million years traveling across the galaxy building interstellar wormhole gates for humanity. Review | The best science fiction and fantasy to read this month 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z While science fiction can explore galaxies far, far away and offer interstellar spectacles, it is often most challenging when it stays close to home and investigates what makes us human. Five Science-Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z They, meanwhile, are gazing at the stars, glimpsing "interstellar clouds on the Sussex downs", creating music of exquisite, luminous beauty. British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall - review 2011-01-06T22:00:03Z The entrance to the exhibit will be marked by a giant raw-metal structure, a portal of sorts into another world — the interstellar space of science fiction. Coming to EMP: Hendrix, AC/DC ? and some leather, too 2012-01-20T04:54:59Z In what look like beekeeper suits, Warren Craft and Rena Kinoshita tinker with electronics and antennae, turning tap into an esoteric attempt at communication across potentially interstellar distances — or something like that. Review: Jacob’s Pillow Is Back, With a Tapping Tour of the Grounds 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z After all, plenty of people play plenty of video games to indulge virtually in roles that escape them in reality, like soldier, secret agent, interstellar killing machine, quarterback and various other sorts of hero. Video Game Review: Sony?s ModNation Racers Is a Driving Fantasy Game 2010-07-02T21:36:00Z Star Wars is as much about interstellar conflict as it is about a teenager straining against the bonds of farmboy life. Despite its awards, Three Billboards is a shallow look at race in rural America 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Now, in a time-traveling story that leaps across centuries, she follows characters from British Columbia in the early 1900s to an interstellar colony in the 25th century. 12 New Books Coming in April 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Setting Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a prequel to the first Halo game, set at the beginning of an interstellar war between humanity and an alien alliance known as the Covenant. Halo 4: the film of the game 2012-09-29T23:05:36Z Herbert is able to create complete histories, politics, religions, and ecological systems of this feudal interstellar society. 35 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z At the Dog Star Orchestra festival, in Los Angeles, I caught a live performance of selections from Michael Pisaro’s “Tombstones,” which suggests an alien intelligence piecing together pop-culture flotsam that has traversed interstellar space. Notable Performances and Recordings of 2016 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z It’s Afro-futurist dystopia from an album slated for release in September that tells the “Her”-like love story of a man who survives a slave uprising on an interstellar ship and an onboard computer. The Playlist: AlunaGeorge Says No and Radiohead Says Goodnight 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z My long journey seemingly had brought me to the shoreline of interstellar space rather than the high-altitude plateau that is Chile’s Atacama Desert. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z He talks about the interstellar object — dubbed "Clark" — so familiarly that it sounds like his best friend. "Greenland" review: Gerard Butler stars in a disaster movie that’s better than 2020 deserves 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z For the interstellar plutonium-244, which occurs in concentrations more than 10,000 times lower, only data for individual atoms were available for a long time. Exploding stars 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z For more interstellar wonder from the indeed-quite-real James Webb Space Telescope, check out the 7 most spectacular images from the telescope's first year, and a hand-picked batch of one astronomer's personal favorite Webb photos. Fox News host Laura Ingraham learns James Webb Space Telescope is a thing 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The concept of interstellar beings is pretty ancient, with even Greek philosophers pondering about the idea. Some experts warn against contacting aliens. Are the fears of an extraterrestrial invasion valid? 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z In principle, the collision-causing culprit could have even been a rogue planet from interstellar space that plowed into an unlucky world that orbited ASASSN-21qj. Astronomers May Have Witnessed Worlds in Collision 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Scientists have long thought more interstellar objects are out there, and the Rubin Observatory is expected to find anywhere between one additional object per year or even one per month, Juric said. “Like Google for the sky”: Vera Rubin Observatory will map the universe with more detail than ever 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z And we also know that in the chaotic early days of a planetary system, close encounters between worlds can eject one or more of them, dooming the outcasts to wander through space like interstellar nomads. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The study results suggest that IRS13 migrated toward the super massive black hole through friction with the interstellar medium, collisions with other star clusters, or internal processes. Stellar fountain of youth with turbulent formation history in the center of our galaxy 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Variously voiced tales ranging from a shocking deathbed confession, a macabre housecleaning service, a half-haunted house and an interstellar thrill ride will engage even jaded listeners. 12 horror audiobooks to listen to this October 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z And in fact, it’s also capable of finding worlds that have left their stars behind entirely—something Roman could leverage to discover hundreds of rogue planets in interstellar space. Can Lucky Planets Get a Second Chance at Life? 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z I had this crazy idea that a small component might be interstellar because the solar system is moving through space. Meet the rock guitarist who helped NASA land on an asteroid 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z By some estimates, the spacecraft could continue operating until 2050, when it will be far beyond the generally accepted boundary of interstellar space. Beyond Pluto, New Horizons Gets a Reprieve from NASA 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Another possibility is that they were made around stars and were then kicked out into interstellar space through various interactions. James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The study suggests black holes eat away at this accretion disk in a matter of mere months — rapid, on an interstellar time scale. Fast food: Black holes devour stars much quicker than we thought 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The third branch is the expeditions to find the remnants of interstellar meteors, and the first one was from 2014. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses UFOs, alien life and his controversial interstellar research 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The funny thing is, I thought I could see an interstellar element that was flowing through the solar system. Meet the rock guitarist who helped NASA land on an asteroid 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The next possibility might be Interstellar Probe, a proposal from APL to send a spacecraft to interstellar space. Beyond Pluto, New Horizons Gets a Reprieve from NASA 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z “Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space in 2012, although scientists are still debating about exactly where that boundary lies,” the site said. Mike Pence releases ‘Go Home for Dinner’ one year after previous book 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z But Desch says the speed at which an interstellar meteorite of this composition entered the atmosphere would burn everything up and there wouldn't be any spherules like these left. Harvard professor Avi Loeb says he found interstellar objects in the deep sea. Others are skeptical 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z This object is the first recognized interstellar object bigger than half a meter in size, and it's the first time that scientists analyzed materials from such an object, so that's a historic discovery already. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses UFOs, alien life and his controversial interstellar research 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Looking back on it, I kind of wish I had because we now know that interstellar stuff is coming through all the time. Meet the rock guitarist who helped NASA land on an asteroid 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z “Star Choir,” an “interstellar chamber opera,” will be presented by L.A.’s acclaimed experimental opera company the Industry inside Mt. You can see the stars at Mt. Wilson Observatory — and a celestial sci-fi opera 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Only in the past few years have astronomers realized that interstellar objects sometimes whizz through the Solar System and might even hit Earth. Did interstellar debris fall to the sea floor? Claim meets sea of doubt 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In 2017, Loeb famously said another interstellar object known as Oumuamua — meaning "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian — could have been a form of alien technology visiting us from a distant star. Harvard professor Avi Loeb says he found interstellar objects in the deep sea. Others are skeptical 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “World Music Radio” is conceived like a timeless radio broadcast from a sort of interstellar DJ, gradually taking the listener from a hip-hop, pop and dance party to soul, Latin, folk and gospel. Jon Batiste goes galaxy-building with ambitious new album ‘World Music Radio’ 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The energy from the bright young stars and protostars is so strong that they light up the vast interstellar clouds of dust and gas in the neighborhood. When Baby Stars and Dark Clouds Collide 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z It will also enable us to "profoundly augment human intelligence," cure all diseases and build an interstellar civilization. Will "godlike AI" kill us all — or unlock the secrets of the universe? Probably not 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Jacobsen found that the ratios of iron isotopes in the spherules largely matched those of the Sun—a mark against an interstellar origin. Did interstellar debris fall to the sea floor? Claim meets sea of doubt 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z He replied, "Both. I am running away from some of my colleagues and towards a higher intelligence in interstellar space." Harvard professor Avi Loeb says he found interstellar objects in the deep sea. Others are skeptical 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z It took an interstellar “shout” across the solar system. NASA Reaches Voyager 2 With a Last-Ditch ‘Shout’ Across the Void 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z It took 37 hours for mission controllers to figure out if the interstellar command had worked as Voyager 2 is billions of miles away from Earth. Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Hurtling ever deeper into interstellar space billions of miles away, Voyager 2 stopped communicating two weeks ago. NASA restores contact with NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z On a long interstellar journey, an object would have more exposure to cosmic rays than any rock from the Solar System, and more time to produce beryllium, Loeb says. Did interstellar debris fall to the sea floor? Claim meets sea of doubt 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z But interstellar space is littered with opaque clouds of cosmic dust, tiny grains of rocky or sooty material that block our view of what lies beyond. How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 launched to space on Aug. 20, 1977, to fly by the solar system’s outer planets and then explore the interstellar space that lies beyond it. NASA Reaches Voyager 2 With a Last-Ditch ‘Shout’ Across the Void 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z A signal was picked up on Tuesday but thanks to an "interstellar shout" - a powerful instruction - its antenna is now back facing Earth. Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Funding difficulties aside, an interstellar trip to Earth would be taxing and dangerous, unfolding over a million years in space. UFOs had their day in Congress. One strange sighting came at this California launch site 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Finally, the central pillar of Loeb’s argument that the meteor was interstellar—its high speed—does not seem to be as certain as Space Command’s 99.999% estimate. Did interstellar debris fall to the sea floor? Claim meets sea of doubt 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Because radio waves can pass through dust unscathed, these studies were able to pierce the shadows cast by the Great Rift and other starlight-blocking interstellar clouds. How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In 2018 it moved into interstellar space, where the influence of the sun wanes. NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft after Losing Contact 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Hurtling ever deeper into interstellar space, Voyager 2 has been out of touch ever since flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command more than a week ago that tilted its antenna away from Earth. NASA listens for Voyager 2 spacecraft after wrong command cuts contact 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z West found the UFO's flight characteristics were more like a bird's or a weather balloon's than an acrobatic interstellar spacecraft. Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Around 50 stars with masses comparable to our sun are sprinkled in white: some fully formed and shining bright, others still hidden behind dark, dense regions of interstellar dust. A Year of Cosmic Wonder With the James Webb Space Telescope 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In fact, we know of quite a few rogue planets wandering through interstellar space, which were likely ejected from their original planetary systems as the worlds there first formed and gravitationally interacted with one another. We Need to Widen the ‘Habitable Zones’ Seen around Alien Stars 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z A kitchen sink–sized chunk of interstellar material that my colleagues and I believe collided with the Earth at 100,000 miles per hour nearly a decade ago. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Many cosmic rays are in fact extremely high-energy photons—gamma rays—that can be absorbed by interstellar or intergalactic matter as they travel through space. In a First, Scientists See Neutrinos Emitted by the Milky Way 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Both are created in the cascade of particles that spill out when high-energy cosmic rays slam into other particles like hydrogen gas molecules in interstellar space. Neutrinos Build a Ghostly Map of the Milky Way 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps even in the subatomic constituents of a neutron star or the dispersed organic molecules of an entire galaxy’s interstellar gases. To Find Life in the Universe, Find the Computation 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z That’s because they were also unaware of the existence of interstellar dust—small carbon-based molecules similar to soot that are created when massive stars die. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The story began In April 2019, when I found what’s thought to be the first known interstellar meteor, hiding in plain sight in publicly accessible data sourced from the U.S. government. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z While colonizing our planetary neighbor, Mars, might be possible as biological beings, building an interstellar or intergalactic civilization will almost certainly require our descendants to be digital in nature. AI and the threat of "human extinction": What are the tech-bros worried about? It's not you and me 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Just more than a decade ago, NASA’s Voyager 1 beamed back data suggesting it had finally exited the heliosphere to enter interstellar space. Scientists Make Best-Yet Map of Solar System’s Interstellar Boundaries 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s a classic science fiction trope: Astronauts on an interstellar journey are kept in sleek, refrigerated pods in a state of suspended animation. Ultrasound brain pulses put mice in a hibernation-like state 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Incidentally, we see the same scattering and absorption of blue light from clouds of interstellar dust as we do from wildfire smoke plumes. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Working with my then-adviser, the Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, I analyzed the U.S. government data to show how the trajectory and other properties of IM’s fireball were consistent with the meteor having an interstellar origin. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Telescopes detecting interstellar radiation are like buckets set outside in a rain shower: The bigger the bucket, the more water it collects. Is E.T. Eavesdropping On Our Phone Calls? 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z But exactly what this draping looks like and how it gives way to the pristine interstellar medium have remained open questions—that is, until now. Scientists Make Best-Yet Map of Solar System’s Interstellar Boundaries 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z However, suppose two black holes collide amid a cloud of interstellar gas. Six Gravitational-Wave Breakthroughs Scientists Can’t Wait to See 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z In the meantime, the probes continue to send back interesting data about the nature of interstellar space, meaning the region beyond the Sun's solar wind. These are the oldest space probes that are still operational 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z And without knowing the level of precision, we couldn’t know for sure whether IM1 was truly interstellar, or just a fluke. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z These would be far more sensitive than what we have today, perhaps capable of picking up such mobile transmissions even from interstellar distances. Is E.T. Eavesdropping On Our Phone Calls? 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z IBEX, on the other hand, provides a “big picture” perspective by detecting the energetic showers of atoms produced through collisions between solar wind particles and interstellar medium particles at the heliosphere’s boundary. Scientists Make Best-Yet Map of Solar System’s Interstellar Boundaries 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The term quasar is a concatenation of quasi-stellar radio source — so called because when they were first identified, astronomers like Hong-Yee Chiu, who coined the term, were completely baffled by these strange interstellar objects. Scientists solved a six-decade mystery about the brightest, most powerful objects in the universe 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In 2021, Voyager 1 picked up the "hum" of plasma waves in interstellar space, which one scientist at the time described as akin to a "gentle rain." These are the oldest space probes that are still operational 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z It took three years for U.S. government officials to publicly confirm that their satellite data supported our interstellar hypothesis for IM1. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Their image shows, for the first time, the base of the well-studied jet of energy and particles that arises from the center of the M87 galaxy and shoots across interstellar space. A Fresh View of an Increasingly Familiar Black Hole 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z A future interstellar mission to continue where Voyager 1 and 2 leave off could also further clarify the heliosphere’s complex shape. Scientists Make Best-Yet Map of Solar System’s Interstellar Boundaries 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Through the telescope I beheld banded Jupiter holding court with three of its glittering moons and, 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, mists of interstellar gas twining through the Tarantula Nebula. Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Our first known interstellar visitor is now long gone, but new research has some ideas about why it moved the way it did while it was in our cosmic neighborhood. Science Has New Ideas About 'Oumuamua's Weirdness 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Could some of them represent the first material ever recovered from an interstellar object? Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Tunneling reactions between ions such as this one are thought to be important for chemical synthesis in the diffuse, interstellar soup of ionized gas that provides the raw material for new star systems. Bizarre Quantum Tunneling Observation Throws Out All the Rules 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z "In this model, 'Oumuamua began as an icy planetesimal that was irradiated at low temperatures by cosmic rays during its interstellar journey, and experienced warming during its passage through the Solar System." A new paper says 'Oumuamua was a comet, not an alien spacecraft. Not everyone agrees 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Telescopes saw only a tumbling dot that was already on its way back out into the interstellar dark. Oumuamua Was a Comet After All, a Study Suggests 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z This week in Nature, researchers put forth a model they say finally solves the mystery: As ’Oumuamua journeyed through interstellar space, cosmic radiation converted much of its water ice into frozen molecular hydrogen. News at a glance: Modernizing bed nets, IDing a Solar System visitor, and health lessons from Beethoven’s hair 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The discovery of material from an interstellar meteor would be an enormous scientific achievement. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Because the interstellar medium is so cold, classical reactions are very slow, but tunneling is more likely—particles move past each other more slowly at low temperatures, which ups the odds of tunneling. Bizarre Quantum Tunneling Observation Throws Out All the Rules 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Seligman said one takeaway from their paper is that there could be more of these interstellar objects in space. A new paper says 'Oumuamua was a comet, not an alien spacecraft. Not everyone agrees 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z “A comet traveling through the interstellar medium basically is getting cooked by cosmic radiation, forming hydrogen as a result,” Dr. Bergner said in a statement issued by the University of California, Berkeley. Oumuamua Was a Comet After All, a Study Suggests 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z In 2017, the bizarre object called ’Oumuamua whizzed into the Solar System, moving so fast it could only have hailed from interstellar space. News at a glance: Modernizing bed nets, IDing a Solar System visitor, and health lessons from Beethoven’s hair 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z By contrast, nature may have delivered an interstellar gift to our cosmic doorstep, which has taken us less than a decade to retrieve. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z An upcoming European mission called Comet Interceptor will park itself in orbit beyond the moon in the hopes of spotting a future interstellar object when and if one whizzes through the Solar System. Mystery of our first interstellar visitor may be solved 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z It was the first time astronomers had seen an interstellar object pass through our solar system — meaning something that originated in another star system. A new paper says 'Oumuamua was a comet, not an alien spacecraft. Not everyone agrees 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z As the object traveled through interstellar space, they write, energetic cosmic rays battered its surface and broke apart some of its water ice to form hydrogen. Was ’Oumuamua, the First Known Interstellar Object, Less Weird Than We Thought? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The researchers suggest that the organic compounds found on Ryugu may have been formed with the help of chemical reactions caused by starlight in icy materials residing in interstellar space. Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z With careful planning and a bit of luck, sooner or later we should uncover the cosmic secrets contained in the fragments of interstellar messengers. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The artist’s focus on transportation extends to the interstellar. With cars and kaiju, artists Umar Rashid and Frieda Toranzo Jaeger subvert American myth 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Comets, which are icy, "may have provided water on Earth," Tobin said, though we also see water extending back to "protostars and the interstellar medium." Tracing water's path through young solar systems hints at how alien life might form 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Scientists have a new idea to explain the strange behavior of ’Oumuamua, our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor. Was ’Oumuamua, the First Known Interstellar Object, Less Weird Than We Thought? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z A leading hypothesis is that the solar system began as a massive cloud of interstellar dust and gas that collapsed, perhaps from the shockwave of a supernova triggered by an exploding star. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z This localization would allow for a chance, albeit slim, of success in realizing my dream of holding a piece of history—a bona fide interstellar object—for the very first time. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z But it also abides by some fundamental laws of physics that make it extremely difficult for any object to travel across interstellar space and into our lower atmosphere undetected. Mysterious flying objects are turning up daily. Why experts don’t think aliens sent them 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z "What we didn't know was whether the water that was formed in interstellar clouds is actually passed relatively unchanged, through the phases of star formation and to proto-planetary disks, comets, and planets," Tobin said. Tracing water's path through young solar systems hints at how alien life might form 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In October 2017 astronomers first spotted the object by chance as it passed through the inner solar system on a slingshot trajectory around the sun that would send it soaring back out to interstellar space. Was ’Oumuamua, the First Known Interstellar Object, Less Weird Than We Thought? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s—an interstellar probe from elsewhere in the galaxy? Scientists Try to Get Serious about Studying UFOs. Good Luck with That 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z When I boarded Silver Star, the search hadn’t yielded potential interstellar material yet. Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The sprinkling of stars is conveyed by the tinkling of wind chimes, while the widespread interstellar gas and dust draw out sustained stringed notes. The sounds of science: What scientists can learn by turning their data into sounds 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z "And so we've now established the path of water to get to planets, and comets, from the interstellar medium." Tracing water's path through young solar systems hints at how alien life might form 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z A too-close encounter with a planet or star in the alien system could have then flung the object out into interstellar space—and on its way to us. Was ’Oumuamua, the First Known Interstellar Object, Less Weird Than We Thought? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Amorphous ices are not found on Earth, but they could be prevalent in outer space, in comets, interstellar clouds and icy worlds like Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Shaking Ordinary Ice (Very Hard) Transformed It Into Something Never Seen Before 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z "For astronomers that is exciting, because it means there is something we don't yet fully understand about interstellar chemistry; and that challenges us not just to keep observing, but also to experiment in the laboratory." Webb telescope hunts life's icy chemical origins 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The vast, profuse expanses in these paintings represent the psychological as much as the interstellar. Review | In the galleries: Finding beauty inside and outside the garden walls 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z "We've now established that path of water to get to planets, and comets, from the interstellar medium." Tracing water's path through young solar systems hints at how alien life might form 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Set shortly after the events of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Resurgence” introduces us to a host of new Starfleet characters as they navigate interstellar diplomacy. 10 video games we're excited about in 2023 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z In actuality, this is another interstellar nursery, one captured in unprecedented detail due to the JWST's infrared cameras. The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The search for extraterrestrial life was not limited to anonymous interstellar objects that made their way to Earth. Why aliens were in the news so much in 2022 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z In 2012 and 2019, NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft respectively broke through the heliopause, the boundary at which our sun’s sphere of influence gives way to the interstellar medium. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z He said that this means that much of the water in our bodies originated in "an interstellar gas cloud." Tracing water's path through young solar systems hints at how alien life might form 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z They appeared on interstellar spaceships and antebellum plantation homes, as juvenile vampires and shape-shifting healers — settings and forms that seldom had included Black people. The expanding orbit of Seattle science fiction writer Octavia Butler 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z CubeSats are lightweight, blocky satellites that have revolutionized interstellar communication because you can stuff a lot of them on a single rocket. Here's everything you need to know about NASA's Artemis program 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z More ambitiously, beamed power could also someday be used to send spacecraft to interplanetary and even interstellar destinations without the costly trouble of carrying along onboard propellant. Is Space-Based Solar Power Ready for Its Moment in the Sun? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z In hot pursuit, however, is a far more advanced vehicle, sporting improved instruments, updated optics, and even a means to sample the interstellar medium itself. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The modern scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence began in 1959 when astronomers Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison showed that radio transmissions from Earth could be detected by radio telescopes at interstellar distances. Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Stars come from collapsing clouds of interstellar material: Clumps of mass that form within the pillars of gas and dust begin to collapse under their own gravity, slowly heat up, and form new stars. NASA’s giant telescope captures clearer view of ‘Pillars of Creation’ 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Whether we get there by solar sails or ion thrusters or nuclear bombs, the advances we make in pursuit of interstellar travel will likely also change the way we live on Earth. Uncertainty Can Speed Up Climate Action 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z The asteroids never posed a threat to Earth and we still have little to fear from this interstellar experiment. Bullseye! NASA’s DART test was a smashing success, altering the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The spacecraft has continued its cruise toward interstellar frontiers ever since. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Once an Earth-like planet is targeted, an interstellar device can plunge into its atmosphere. Physicist Avi Loeb: UFOs over Ukraine are not as weird as they seem 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z It will also be used to study interstellar gases and the formation and dynamics of galaxies and stars. News at a glance: AI regulation, renewable energy, and Alzheimer’s therapy 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z That can be a problem, but a radio telescope has key advantages, including the ability to see through interstellar dust that would block radiation with shorter wavelengths. Maarten Schmidt, Caltech astronomer who changed our understanding of the cosmos, dies 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The IC 1805 is an area of huge amounts of ionised gas and interstellar dust. Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 'Once in a lifetime' picture of comet wins award 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “It’s part of the clue to how the overall heliosphere interacts with the interstellar medium on a large scale, and what the interstellar medium is doing to our home.” NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Wanna switches to a black backdrop for the piece that’s most evocative of interstellar vistas, but all the paintings feature scattered pigment grains that dot the seemingly vast depths like clouds of distant stars. Review | In the galleries: Vigorous statements by Black women artists 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z So this may not yet be the final word on diamond rain until we learn more about mysterious interstellar bodies like Neptune. Why "diamond rain" could be normal weather across the universe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The Arecibo Message was Drake’s farthest reaching attempt at interstellar signaling, but was neither the first nor the last time he was involved in such work. SETI Pioneer Frank Drake Leaves a Legacy of Searching for Voices in the Void 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The dispatches include valuable scientific data about interstellar magnetic fields, cosmic rays and plasma waves. JPL tries to keep Voyager space probes from disconnecting the world’s longest phone call 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z A separate interstellar mission from China, Interstellar Express, also appears to still be on track to launch later this decade. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z An interstellar meteorite, particularly a large one with odd properties, would be a novel find. Why one Harvard scientist believes alien technology may be sitting on the ocean floor 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Still later, Harold Kroto, working with Canadian radio astronomers, sought to uncover the nature of long carbon chains that had been discovered in interstellar space. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z This interstellar “message in a bottle,” packed with a curated collection of sights, sounds and greetings from Earth, was launched aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 probes. SETI Pioneer Frank Drake Leaves a Legacy of Searching for Voices in the Void 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Since hydrogen is the main constituent of interstellar gas, we often characterize a region of space according to whether its hydrogen is neutral or ionized. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They also considered the impact of dust in Earth’s atmosphere and in interstellar space that can change the color of starlight passing through. Ancient Stargazers Saw Betelgeuse Shine a Different Color 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Even farther afield, Interstellar Probe, a proposed mission to follow in the footsteps of NASA’s famed Voyager mission, could carry more capable instruments aboard Starship—and get a faster ride to interstellar space. Are space scientists ready for Starship—the biggest rocket ever? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The timing would allow it to rendezvous with Jupiter and its potent gravity, which would sling the probe toward interstellar space. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z “What really strikes me about Project Ozma, the Drake Equation and the interstellar messages is that in each case Frank was so aware of the power of demonstration,” Wright says. SETI Pioneer Frank Drake Leaves a Legacy of Searching for Voices in the Void 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, neutral hydrogen atoms at temperatures typical of the gas in interstellar space neither emit nor absorb light in the visible part of the spectrum. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z For the experiment, Dr. Kroto was interested in molecules containing long chains of carbon that had been observed in interstellar space. Robert F. Curl Jr., Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Dies at 88 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z It finds Uzi right at home over thudding drums and chilling synths, while sticking to the interstellar themes that have been a mainstay of their catalogue. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert seemingly comes out as nonbinary after changing Instagram pronouns 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The Voyager data are so mystifying that some prominent researchers assert the probes haven’t made it to interstellar space yet, perhaps because the bounds of the heliosphere stretch farther than generally thought. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Will we ever find an answer, some sparkling sign of intelligent life from across the interstellar or even intergalactic gulfs? SETI Pioneer Frank Drake Leaves a Legacy of Searching for Voices in the Void 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Nor, for the most part, do the other trace elements that are mixed with the interstellar hydrogen. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Some 13 telescopes are already etched onto Maunakea’s silhouette, providing astronomers with the means to study distant—sometimes hidden—planets, to make images of supermassive black holes and to study interstellar asteroids. Maunakea’s Controversial Telescopes Are Getting New Management 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Most interstellar radio waves last only a few milliseconds, but these signals have been lasting up to three seconds. MIT scientists pick up radio signals ‘like a heartbeat’ from billions of light-years away 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z That premise inspired McNutt, age 16, to concoct an interstellar mission as his project for the 1970 Fort Worth, Texas, science fair. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It’s a cloud of interstellar gas and dust, parts of which collapse under the force of gravity from time to time to give birth to new stars. Here's what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z However, some of these other elements can absorb visible light even at typical interstellar temperatures. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Fledgling stars shining out from deep within cumulus clouds of interstellar dust. Webb Telescope Raises Curtain on a New, Ancient Universe 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Also, this spectroscopic information can be used as an interstellar speedometer. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Tempering that thrilling prospect was the fact that the probes were engineered primarily to interrogate Jupiter’s powerful magnetosphere, not the far weaker fields and particles of the interstellar medium. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z She’s interested in faint emission lines from interstellar oxygen gas, which show up as spikes in spectra. Webb telescope wows with first images 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Prepare a table listing the different ways in which dust and gas can be detected in interstellar space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Voyager spacecraft have reached interstellar space, and their journey has been glorious. Students Deserve to Learn about the Climate Emergency 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Both probes have, in the past decade, entered “interstellar space” after breaching the heliopause. NASA to shut down Voyager probe systems in an attempt to keep them going through 2030 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Space physicists later worked out that models had largely ignored interstellar magnetic fields, which compress the heliosphere below the ecliptic, Provornikova says. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Hundreds of different molecules have been detected as gases, but gases don’t react efficiently unless frozen onto solid interstellar grains of dust. Webb telescope wows with first images 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Why is this line such an important tool for understanding the interstellar medium? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z There are even interstellar micrometeoroids that are just passing through our Solar System from more distant cosmic neighborhoods. Why getting hit by space dust is an unavoidable aspect of space travel 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z It was a project that launched a thousand interstellar dreams. A Chinese Telescope Did Not Find an Alien Signal. The Search Continues. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z One was a better understanding of “pickup” ions: neutral atoms, primarily hydrogen, from interstellar space that become ionized when they encounter the solar wind or the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z And they have crossed into interstellar space, according to our best understanding of the boundary between the sun's sphere of influence and the rest of the galaxy. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Even though neutral hydrogen is the most abundant element in interstellar matter, it was detected first with a radio telescope, not a visible light telescope. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A third mission would study X-rays emanating from the interstellar medium - the clouds of gases and particles in the space between stars. NASA to launch 3 rockets from private Australian space port 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z A third mission would study X-rays emanating from the interstellar medium — the clouds of gases and particles in the space between stars. NASA to launch 3 rockets from private Australian space port 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The solar wind would run farther before sputtering to a stop at the heliopause, where the hot, wispy plasma of our heliosphere gives way to the cold, dense plasma of interstellar space. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Now, as pioneering interstellar probes more than 12 billion miles from Earth, they're simultaneously delighting and confounding theorists with a series of unexpected discoveries about that uncharted region. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z At this rate, how long would it take for all the interstellar gas in the Milky Way to be turned into stars if there were no fresh gas coming in from outside? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z While a warp drive almost certainly isn't a thing that will ever exist, there's no law of physics that says interstellar travel isn't possible. Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The heliopause is the barrier separating the Sun's solar winds from the interstellar medium, or all of the matter and radiation that exist in the space in-between various solar systems in the galaxy. Humanity's most distant spacecraft is sending back weird signals from beyond our solar system 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Crossing the heliopause, Voyager 1 should have observed a change in the direction of the magnetic field, as the solar wind’s twisting field gives way to differently oriented interstellar fields. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Without it they would not have been able to overcome the gravitational pull of the sun and reach interstellar space. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Is the density difference between a molecular cloud and the interstellar medium larger or smaller than the density difference between air and water or granite? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Indeed, Romanovskaya says that interstellar travel would likely create technosignatures — such as radio waves, industrial pollution, light pollution, or anything that would suggest advanced technology is being used — when aliens engage in such travel. Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z This means that Voyager 1 is literally in the interstellar void of the Milky Way. Humanity's most distant spacecraft is sending back weird signals from beyond our solar system 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Provornikova and others hold firm that the probes are in interstellar space, arguing that the solar wind’s magnetic field evidently dissipates over much greater distances than earlier models augured. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Faint as they are, those whispers have upended astronomers' expectations of what the Voyagers would find as they entered the interstellar phase of the mission. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z What is the radius of the sphere you would have to spread them out over if you wanted them to have the same density as the interstellar medium, about 1 atom per cm3? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "They would most likely encounter serious or insurmountable technical problems when using spacecraft to transport large populations over interstellar distances." Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z In 2012, Voyager 1 passed the heliopause — the boundary where the Sun’s solar wind ends and the interstellar medium begins. NASA engineers trying to figure out strange readings from aging interstellar spacecraft 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z No matter who’s right, scientists find Voyager’s interstellar space oddities irresistible. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Stone and other Voyager scientists I spoke with cautioned me not to conflate the boundary of interstellar space with that of the solar system. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Several generations of star formation and star death were required to enrich the interstellar medium for subsequent generations of stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "Various methods of interstellar migration and interstellar colonization may contribute to propagation of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations in the Galaxy, and each method of interstellar migration can produce a set of observable technosignatures." Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z “The spacecraft are both almost 45 years old, which is far beyond what the mission planners anticipated. We’re also in interstellar space – a high-radiation environment that no spacecraft have flown in before.” NASA engineers trying to figure out strange readings from aging interstellar spacecraft 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Scientists have contemplated an interstellar mission for 50 years, since before Voyager, McNutt says, but “nobody had sat down and run the numbers and done the engineering.” ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z But interstellar space lies much closer at hand. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z There are tens of thousands of planetary nebulae in our own Galaxy, although many are hidden from view because their light is absorbed by interstellar dust. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Not everyone in the astrophysics world agrees that hitching a ride on lost planets is a viable method of interstellar transit. Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z But ionized electrons and protons in interstellar space scatter the radio waves into a blur that obscures details of the source. The Milky Way’s Black Hole Comes to Light 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “We know pretty much nothing about how much interstellar dust actually gets into the Solar System,” Provornikova says, or how it interacts with the solar wind. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Eventually pressure from interstellar matter checks the heliosphere's expansion, creating a boundary—preceded by an enormous shock front, the “termination shock”—with interstellar space. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Within a few minutes, the expanding blast from the fireball plows into the interstellar matter in the dying star’s neighborhood. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Loeb has previously argued that a rare interstellar object, called 'Oumuamua, bore almost all of the traits one might expect of an interstellar alien probe when it whizzed through our solar system in 2017. Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Making a tunnel through the moon, provided there is a good supply of negative mass, could revolutionize interstellar space flight. Pentagon-funded research proposed nuking moon in an attempt to discover anti-gravity 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The science wouldn’t stop after the probe reaches interstellar space. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Before the Voyagers' journeys, estimates of the distance to that boundary with interstellar space, known as the heliopause, varied wildly. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The mass of the interstellar matter is about 15% of the mass of the stars in this disk. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But two Harvard researchers argued that this wasn’t just any space rock: It originated from another star system, they said, making it the first observed meteor of interstellar origin. Military Memo Deepens Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z "Making a tunnel through the moon, provided there is a good supply of negative mass, could revolutionize interstellar space flight," one document stated. Pentagon-funded research proposed nuking moon in an attempt to discover anti-gravity 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Space physicists have put together a rudimentary cloud atlas of the local interstellar neighborhood. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z But the spacecraft left that milestone behind without finding any of the anticipated signs of interstellar transit. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And we cannot even see into the center of the Galaxy in visible light because of absorption by the interstellar dust that lies between us and the galactic center. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But Voyager 2 didn’t stay for long; it zoomed by during its exploration of the outer Solar System and kept going, eventually heading off into interstellar space. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z But what was unusual about this particular meteor was the very high speed and unusual direction at which it encountered our planet, which collectively suggested it came from interstellar space. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Voyager found that 75% of the cosmic rays heading our way from interstellar space get filtered out in the heliosphere’s outer reaches. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The interstellar magnetic field, thought to be generated by nearby stars and vast clouds of ionized gases, would presumably have a different orientation from the magnetic field of the heliosphere. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Infrared and radio radiation, which have long wavelengths compared to the sizes of the interstellar dust grains, flow unimpeded past the dust particles and so reach our telescopes with hardly any dimming. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Such an upgrade would allow the SLS to send some 16 metric tons to Jupiter, about six metric tons to Neptune and one metric ton to interstellar space. SpaceX's Starship and NASA’s SLS Could Supercharge Space Science 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Within days, I had identified the 2014 Manus Island fireball as a potential interstellar meteor candidate. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Either way, Brandt says, “The heliosphere was way in, and we had a full blast of galactic cosmic rays and interstellar matter for a long, long time.” ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z “We delayed announcing that we had reached interstellar space because we couldn't come to an agreement on the fact,” Cummings says. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Population I stars formed later, after mass lost by dying members of the first generations of stars had seeded the interstellar medium with elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The most prominent of these is the passing interstellar object 'Oumuamua, which came from elsewhere in the galaxy and blazed through the solar system in 2017. Declassified Pentagon documents discuss UFOs causing "unaccounted-for pregnancies" 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z If the data were correct, this event would be the first interstellar meteor ever discovered. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z “One very useful thing the gamma ray data can do is help us understand the effect of the interstellar medium,” which is a major source of noise in PTA searches, McLaughlin says. Astronomers find a new way to detect gravitational waves 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z When Voyager 2 reached the interstellar shoreline in November 2018, it, too, failed to detect a magnetic field shift. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The mass of the Galaxy can be determined by measuring the orbital velocities of stars and interstellar matter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Importantly, the transmission also features a freshly designed return address that will help any alien listeners pinpoint our location in the galaxy so they can—hopefully—kick off an interstellar conversation. Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z After this arduous reality check, we were left with the same astonishing conclusion: the 2014 fireball had clearly originated from interstellar space. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z But gamma rays get a free pass, and by comparing pulsar signals from radio and gamma rays, researchers can better understand the interstellar noise, and potentially identify the fingerprint of gravitational waves. Astronomers find a new way to detect gravitational waves 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Now that the Voyagers are giving theorists some real field data, their models of the interaction between the heliosphere and the interstellar environment are becoming more complex. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z If either galaxy contains interstellar matter, the collision can compress the gas and trigger an increase in the rate at which stars are being formed—by as much as a factor of 100. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Every interstellar message must address two fundamental questions: what to say and how to say it. Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Space Force, and Joel Mozer, chief scientist of the branch’s Space Operations Command, of the relevant uncertainties—and thus effective confirmation that the meteor was of true interstellar origin. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The weapon poses no threat against the high-tech armor protecting the interstellar super soldier. Re-creating 'Halo's' gameplay presented a problem. Here's how the TV show solved it 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The Voyagers' data show little field variation at large scales but many small-scale fluctuations around the heliopause, caused by the heliosphere's influence on the interstellar medium. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z If the collision involves at least one galaxy rich in interstellar matter, the resulting compression of the gas will result in a burst of star formation, leading to a starburst galaxy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The bitmap design philosophy for interstellar communication stretches back to the Arecibo message. Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Three years after our original discovery, the first object originating from outside of the solar system observed to strike the Earth—the first known interstellar meteor—has officially been recognized. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z In the scene, Abrams is greeted as "Madam President" after stepping off her spaceship minutes before the credits roll and agrees to rejoin an interstellar alliance called The Federation. Stacey Abrams elected president -- of United Earth on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z At some point, it is thought, the spacecraft will leave those roiling shoals behind and at last encounter the unalloyed interstellar magnetic field. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z When stars die, they, in turn, eject some of their material into interstellar space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Ultraviolet light from the first stars would have caused interstellar hydrogen, which is otherwise transparent across most of the electromagnetic spectrum, to be slightly opaque to a particular radio wavelength. New Result Casts Doubt on ‘Cosmic Dawn’ Claim 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Its size implies that each star needs to contribute a significant mass of similar objects over its lifetime to make the 2014 detection likely—suggesting there are many more interstellar meteors to be found. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z A secretive Spacing Guild that controls interstellar travel. How these filmmakers looked to Frank Herbert's spirit to keep 'Dune' human 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z “Given that,” Cummings says, “it's very difficult to argue that we're not really in interstellar space. But then again, it's not like everything fits. That's why we need an interstellar probe.” Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Chemical reactions occurring both in the gas and on the surface of dust grains lead to much more complex compounds, hundreds of which have been identified in interstellar space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Due to its proximity to us, the Proxima Centauri solar system will likely be one of the first stars that humanity visits once we start sending out interstellar probes. Astronomers discover a tiny planet orbiting our nearest galactic neighbor 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z This new field, the study of interstellar meteors, certainly has much to tell us about our place in the cosmos. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z By giving the mysterious Spacing Guild a monopoly on interstellar flight, he relegated space travel to the background: “Dune” plants its characters’ feet firmly on the ground. How these filmmakers looked to Frank Herbert's spirit to keep 'Dune' human 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z And unlike the Voyager missions, the interstellar probe would be designed specifically to study the outer edge of the heliosphere and its environs. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z See Table 20.1 for a list of a few of the more interesting interstellar molecules that have been found so far. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z These forces can be so great they sometimes kick the newborn black hole right out of its womb on an endless interstellar cruise. Astronomers Find First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Adrift in the Milky Way 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Meteor databases are ripe for follow-on searches, and fresh motivations exist for building new sensing networks, with a focus on detecting future interstellar meteors. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z One part of the project would design software to screen the data coming from telescopes like the Rubin observatory for interstellar objects. Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z An interstellar probe could answer one of the most fundamental questions about the heliosphere. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z This object, first catalogued by E. E. Barnard, is a dark interstellar cloud. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "There's also interstellar hypotheses that suggest that they grew in space and then later fell on the surface of Earth." Mystery black diamond called 'The Enigma' goes up for auction 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Observing an interstellar meteor burn up in real time would allow for the study of its composition, yielding novel insights into the chemistry of other planetary systems. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Turner, who is more excited by the interstellar component of the project, doesn’t think the ground-based cameras will pick up any evidence of extraterrestrial visits. Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z In some models, as the heliosphere cruises along at 450,000 mph, interstellar matter flows smoothly past it, like water around the bow of a ship, resulting in an overall cometlike shape. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Thanks to their small sizes and low temperatures, interstellar grains radiate most of their energy at infrared to microwave frequencies, with wavelengths of tens to hundreds of microns. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z My long-distance sweetheart was three states away, and while our regular Southwest flight was faster than a Thursday night commute from Pasadena to Malibu, air travel suddenly seemed as viable as interstellar transport. L.A. Affairs: Here's a toast to a new year and a new chance at love 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z The holy grail of interstellar object studies would be to obtain a physical sample of an object that originated from outside of the solar system—a goal as audacious as it is scientifically groundbreaking. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Loeb, already obsessed with a mysterious interstellar object that whizzed through the Solar System in 2017, sensed an opportunity. Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Or perhaps the young Solar System, including early Mars, passed through an interstellar cloud of gas and dust, which is believed to happen every 100 million years or so. Mars rover detects carbon signature that hints at past life source 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Earth’s atmosphere is opaque to radiation at these wavelengths, so emission by interstellar dust is best measured from space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z And it is not alone: efforts in China are underway to launch an independent but equally enthralling interstellar mission, currently referred to as “Interstellar Express.” U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Any sufficiently large interstellar meteor discovered in the future should also produce a shower of debris, which we could potentially track down and analyze. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z And scientists brought home an interstellar tune from the road. NASA releases new photos of Jupiter — and a recording of its moon that sounds like R2-D2 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z The Webb will also be able to peer more closely at objects first uncovered by Hubble, many of which are obscured by interstellar dust and gas that the newer telescope can pierce. Massive Webb telescope may see close to the beginning of time 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The Pleiades cluster is currently passing through an interstellar cloud that contains dust grains, which scatter the light from the hot blue stars in the cluster. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The spacecraft’s instruments would be specifically crafted to revolutionize our understanding of interstellar space. U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z There is, of course, another approach for getting samples, which, as director of interstellar object studies for the Galileo Project, I am excited to also be pursuing: a spacecraft rendezvous. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z But so was astrobiology—and now space science is consumed by the interplanetary and even interstellar search for alien life. NASA’s DART Mission Could Help Cancel an Asteroid Apocalypse 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The density of air at sea level on Earth is about 100 million billion times greater than the average density of gas in interstellar space. Galaxy Collisions Preview Milky Way’s Fate 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Astronomers first came to understand interstellar extinction around the early 1930s, as the explanation of a puzzling observation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Other instruments, including a magnetometer and interstellar dust analyzer, would further investigate the interaction of our sun and the interstellar medium. U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In collaboration with Alan Stern, the principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission, we have now received funding to develop a concept for a space mission to some future interstellar object. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z "Hiring a writer-director who specialises in muted, documentary-like dramas for an action spectacular about interstellar demigods may not have been the wisest choice," he said. Eternals: Mixed reviews for Chloé Zhao's 'insipid' Marvel movie 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z It allows interstellar travel and fires the galactic economy, among other mystical qualities. Denis Villeneuve navigates the thorny criticisms around ‘Dune’ 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The solution to this seeming contradiction turned out to be that the light from these hot stars is not only dimmed but also reddened by interstellar dust, a phenomenon known as interstellar reddening. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the Interstellar Express mission China is considering would see two—or even three—spacecraft launched into interstellar space. U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z If anything, it blazed a new interstellar trail in the stars’ rivalry. Beam him down, Scotty: George Takei isn't impressed by William Shatner's space trip 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The swarms would interfere not just with the Rubin, but any other wide-field studies of dark matter, dark energy, interstellar comets, and flaring transients such as supernovae. Satellite swarms are threatening the night sky. Is low-Earth orbit the next great crucible of environmental conflict? 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z In a recent paper, he compared swarms to the gathering of dust, gas and plasma in interstellar clouds. The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The fact that starlight is reddened by interstellar dust means that long-wavelength radiation is transmitted through the Galaxy more efficiently than short-wavelength radiation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Their collective goal, however, would be to explore the outer heliosphere and interstellar space. U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z AI systems could roam through interstellar space and last longer than stars, representing the ultimate winners of Darwin’s survival of the fittest. Microbes, Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Their discovery ushered in a new era for 20th-century astronomy, helping scientists locate distant planets, search for gravitational waves and investigate the interstellar medium that fills the cosmos. Antony Hewish, astronomer who won Nobel Prize for the discovery of pulsars, dies at 97 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Habitable conditions could exist in the oceans that lie under thick icy surfaces, not only within moons like Saturn’s Enceladus or Jupiter’s Europa, but also inside free-floating objects in interstellar space. How to Search for Life as We Don't Know It 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Such motions are not observed, and thus, the interstellar absorption cannot be the result of gases. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Having these spacecraft complementing Interstellar Probe would be a boon for scientists hoping to study interstellar space. U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z From a global cosmic perspective, we are less impressive than the AI systems that we will launch into interstellar space. Microbes, Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z The manner of its push resembled what one might see from a solar sail spacecraft, a type of proposed interstellar probe propulsion that humans actually tested with an experimental probe in 2010. Snowball fight: Astronomers argue over whether 'Oumuamua was a spacecraft or a chunk of ice 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z If doing so, it will affirm our sense of modesty since any extraterrestrial object must have traversed huge interstellar distances compared to the vehicles we have constructed so far. Note to Branson and Bezos: Extraterrestrials Will Not Be Impressed 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z We know, for example, that magnetic fields in interstellar space are strong enough to keep all but the most energetic cosmic rays from escaping the Galaxy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Sending such systems to interstellar space, after training them through machine learning, would resemble the experience of sending our kids out into the world after educating them at home and in school. Looking for Interstellar Monuments 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z "Maybe our grandchildren would be able to take advantage of dark matter for interstellar travel," he mused. Scientists say a telescope on the Moon could advance physics — and they're hoping to build one 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Future discoveries of interstellar objects will continue to inform our understanding of the solar system in its galactic context. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Self-replicating systems with artificial intelligence and 3-D printing that survive interstellar journeys over billions of years may outlast us and carry the flame of human consciousness into the future. Note to Branson and Bezos: Extraterrestrials Will Not Be Impressed 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The material ejected by the explosion produces a shock wave, which travels through the interstellar medium. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z To find out, we should search with an underlining modesty for interstellar monuments of those who came before us in the cosmos. Looking for Interstellar Monuments 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The planet Arrakis is home to giant sandworms whose larvae produce a drug colloquially called “the spice” that extends life, provides superhuman cognitive abilities and makes interstellar travel possible. 'Dune' was long considered 'unadaptable.' The screenwriters explain how they tackled the sci-fi classic 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The most exciting scientific revelations regarding interstellar objects, however, will likely come from the direct study of interstellar matter. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The effort will use existing and new telescopes to systematically look for mysterious artifacts that could be satellites hiding in Earth orbit, interstellar objects—whether natural or manufactured—and even unexplained craft in Earth’s atmosphere. Project launched to look for extraterrestrial visitors to our solar system 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Gas from intergalactic space constantly falls onto the Milky Way due to its gravity, adding new gas to the interstellar medium. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z When the two recent supernovae went off, their expanding remnants may have swept up and delivered some of that interstellar plutonium-244 along with their own iron-60, she speculates. Exploding stars may have assaulted ancient Earth 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The ship would remain encapsulated in a bubble, and the crew would not sense the magnitude of the interstellar journey. Star Trek ’s Warp Drive Leads to New Physics 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z And while the atmosphere provides a much smaller search volume than the reaches of space, the abundance of smaller interstellar objects should be great enough to make searching for interstellar meteors an attractive idea. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Others wonder what the Galileo Project will add to ongoing searches for interstellar objects. Project launched to look for extraterrestrial visitors to our solar system 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z On average, roughly one-third of the matter incorporated into stars goes back into interstellar space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Despite the naive storylines about interstellar travel in science fiction, biological creatures were not selected by Darwinian evolution to survive travel between stars. How to Tell if Extraterrestrial Visitors Are Friend or Foe 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The slower passage of time on a spaceship might be something interstellar travelers appreciate. Star Trek ’s Warp Drive Leads to New Physics 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z I could hardly believe this, as astronomers have been searching for an interstellar meteor since 1950 or earlier. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Since we can’t travel to Mars ourselves to celebrate this historic anniversary, here are a few space-set science fiction novels — and one nonfiction book — to fill your interstellar void. This Sunday marks 50 years since Mariner 9 set off for Mars. Explore space from your sofa with these 4 books 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Instead, these components of the interstellar medium were made inside stars in the Milky Way, which returned them to the interstellar medium at the end of their lives. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Their sources are poorly understood because interstellar magnetic fields bend them on their path to Earth. Highest ever energy light captured by Chinese mountain observatory 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z This personal adventure is dwarfed by the broader implications of finding whether humanity is actually the “smartest kid on the interstellar block.” When Scientific Orthodoxy Resembles Religious Dogma 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z As Director of Interstellar Object Studies of the Galileo Project, I am leading an effort to discover gram-scale interstellar meteoroids in our atmosphere, using unclassified and transparent sensor networks. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z That added interstellar inspiration will cost you, however, as the cosmic red edition runs a bit pricier at $74.99. Where to preorder the new black and red DualSense controllers for the PS5 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z As stars mature, they begin to lose some of the newly made elements to the reservoir of interstellar matter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In other words, the constant hum of "interstellar gas," also known as plasma waves, lingers at our solar systems' borders. The Voyager 1 probe is now so far away that it can hear the background "hum" of interstellar space 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Clearly, interstellar affairs are not an imminent policy concern for any nation at this moment, so there is no international protocol issued by the United Nations for what to do. What Should We Do if Extraterrestrials Show Up? 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Two years later, though, the second interstellar visitor was spotted—and it couldn’t have been further from `Oumuamua in nature. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Other targets of interest involve interstellar objects trapped by the gravitational fishing net of Jupiter and the sun, or interstellar meteors that reach the surface of Earth. How to Photograph a (Possible) Alien Artifact 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Recent observations from space have shown that water is abundant in dense interstellar clouds. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "The interstellar medium is like a quiet or gentle rain," said senior author James Cordes, an astronomy professor at Cornell University. The Voyager 1 probe is now so far away that it can hear the background "hum" of interstellar space 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The first interstellar visitor of such size was discovered by this telescope on October 19, 2017, and named ‘Oumuamua—“scout” in the Hawaiian language. What Should We Do if Extraterrestrials Show Up? 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z As the first interstellar comet, Borisov’s similarities to known objects in the solar system allow for an exciting opportunity never afforded by `Oumuamua: a direct comparison between the solar system and its cosmic neighborhood. The Solar System's Oort Cloud May Harbor an Astonishing Number of Objects from Other Stars 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Photography of interstellar artifacts will usher the new frontier of space archaeology, a field of space research noteworthy of mainstream attention just like traditional archaeology on Earth. How to Photograph a (Possible) Alien Artifact 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z A few clouds of interstellar matter do exist within the Local Bubble. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Cornell research scientist Shami Chatterjee said in a press statement that evolving knowledge of the density in interstellar space is important information to track. The Voyager 1 probe is now so far away that it can hear the background "hum" of interstellar space 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The far reaches of the Oort cloud are not protected from bombardment by interstellar particles. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The Pan-STARRS telescope started to address this challenge, and, while surveying the sky, discovered `Oumuamua, establishing our first encounter with an interstellar object. The Shrapnel That Killed the Dinosaurs 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z For example, a recent suggestion was that 'Oumuamua may be a hydrogen iceberg, but this explanation faces the problem that such an object is likely to evaporate during its long interstellar journey. From astronomy to immunology, it's time to restore confidence in evidence-based science 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z These interstellar particles have been detected and their numbers counted by the spacecraft traveling between the planets. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The third survey, Local Volume Mapper, will bunch fibers together like a multi-pixel detector to get spectra from clouds of interstellar gas within nearby galaxies. Robots are speeding up the most boring job in astronomy 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Outside of it, the Oort cloud objects are exposed to the same environment as interstellar objects are, unprotected from damage to their surface by impacts of energetic cosmic rays, dust or interstellar gas particles. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Metals are produced by star formation, which jettisons them into a galaxy’s interstellar medium through supernovae—making them available for next-generation stars to use. Giant Galaxies from the Universe’s Childhood Challenge Cosmic Origin Stories 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Each interstellar pebble burns up in Earth’s outer atmosphere about 60 miles up, producing a spark of light that we view as a shooting star. The top astronomical events to look forward to in 2021, from ‘supermoons’ to eclipses 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z About 99% of this interstellar matter is in the form of gas—individual atoms or molecules. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z As a result, interstellar tourist agencies may find Proxima b to be a more attractive destination than Earth. Why Do We Assume Extraterrestrials Might Want to Visit Us? 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Moreover, the discovery of 2I/Borisov implies that about a percent of all the carbon and oxygen in the Milky Way galaxy may be locked in interstellar objects. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z In 1970, an early model of his telescope was included in an unmanned rocket flight that found the first evidence of molecular hydrogen in interstellar space. George R. Carruthers, scientist who designed telescope that went to the moon, dies at 81 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z A former software engineer, Weir hit the bestseller jackpot with “The Martian”; his new novel is another interstellar adventure, with an astronaut who’s the sole survivor of a last-chance mission. Our critic picks 20 of the most eagerly awaited books of 2021 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z These effects are called reddening and interstellar extinction, respectively. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Such a signal would appear peculiar if it originates from a distant galaxy whose redshift is known based on identified emission or absorption lines originating from its stars or interstellar gas. The Cosmic Dawn of Technology 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Cosmic dust was known to exist in interstellar space for more than a century, supplementing the solar system dust—known from its reflected sunlight, which is observed as zodiacal light. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Clearly, the actual number of interstellar probes would depend on the abundance and lifetime of technological civilizations per star, as well as the weight of each probe and the sophistication of its production technology. Let's Search for Alien Probes, Not Just Alien Signals 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Every year, thousands of stories of supposed alien abduction or interstellar communication emerge from citizens around the world, though just about all of them are dismissed by the scientific community outright for lack of evidence. Why do smart people lie about alien encounters? 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The first astronomers to try this experiment did not know that starlight is dimmed by interstellar dust. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It was an ignominious end to interstellar dreams. The Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico Collapses 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Altogether, it appears that the Milky Way is filled with objects, some bound to their parent stars but the majority floating through interstellar space. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z As the first interstellar object detected near Earth from outside the solar system, it looked weird, unlike any comet or asteroid seen before within the solar system. Let's Search for Alien Probes, Not Just Alien Signals 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The interstellar court must decide whether the human race should continue to exist. Perspective | Progressive education hard to pin down because it’s everywhere 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z At the average density of the interstellar medium, 1 atom per cm3, how big a volume of material must be used to make a star with the mass of the Sun? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It was the site from which astronomers sent an interstellar radio message in 1974, in case any extraterrestrials might hear it, and where the first known extrasolar planet was discovered, in 1992. Legendary Arecibo Telescope Will Close Forever, And Scientists Are Reeling 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Most interestingly, the newly discovered population of interstellar objects enables a search for “bottles” among all the rocks that arrive to the shores of the solar system. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Breach The crew of an interstellar ship battles a malevolent force in this sci-fi thriller. Yes, Virginia, there are movies this holiday season. Here's where to find them 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The climaxing gravity waves surged into interstellar space. The Warped Side of Our Universe 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z On the visible-light image at left, you see only two colorful regions of interstellar matter—the two, bright yellow splotches at the left end of and below Orion’s belt. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Some are instead “free-floating” rogues adrift in interstellar space after being ejected from their home systems. Rogue Rocky Planet Found Adrift in the Milky Way 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z This is Hawkwind in all their scuzzy, interstellar glory, the underground’s biggest band promoting their new single – less than a year later, and with a million copies of it sold, they’ll be headlining Wembley. Acid, nudity and sci-fi nightmares: why Hawkwind were the radicals of 1970s rock 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z When Vilgax returns to do double the damage on Team Tennyson and planet Earth itself, Ben must go interstellar to save the day. Movies on TV this week: 'The Shining'; 'Gandhi' and more 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z At near-zero interstellar temperatures, any cells would be in suspended animation. Everything Scientists Know So Far about the First Interstellar Objects Ever Detected 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Whether gently or explosively, the material in the neighborhood of the new stars is blown away into interstellar space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z And, odds are that a few of them surely mastered interstellar travel. The Fermi Paradox and the possibility of another coronavirus relief bill 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The Sun will then start to rapidly eject its outer envelope into interstellar space. Planet discovered transiting a dead star 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z A decade later, he traveled to New York City for the public announcement of Breakthrough Starshot, the first funded initiative for interstellar travel. The Hawking Limit 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z To improve our understanding of interstellar objects, we need to find more examples. Everything Scientists Know So Far about the First Interstellar Objects Ever Detected 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z But the lifetime of a pulsar turns out to be about 100 times longer than the length of time required for the expanding gas of a supernova remnant to disperse into interstellar space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z He scanned frequencies around 1.42 gigahertz, which correspond to wavelengths of about 21 centimeters—the part of the spectrum where clouds of interstellar hydrogen emit photons. How big money is powering a massive hunt for alien intelligence 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z |
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