New Radiation-Proof Method Could Boost Space Solar Panels
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What steps can be taken to improve and enhance the lifetime of space solar cells? This is what a recent study published in Joule hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated new methods for improving both the lifetime and performan...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:52 +0000
The Case for an Antimatter Manhattan Project
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Chemical rockets have taken us to the Moon and back, but traveling to the stars demands something more powerful. Space X’s Starship can lift extraordinary masses to orbit and send payloads throughout the Solar System using its chemical rockets but it can...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:10 +0000
Why NASA Needs Space Gardeners
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Growing fresh lettuce and strawberries might sound mundane until you consider doing it on the Moon or Mars. An international team has created a roadmap for cultivating plants in space, addressing one of NASA's highest priority challenges for long duration ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:58 +0000
Mars Has Static Electricity!
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A team of scientists have detected electric discharges on Mars for the first time, confirming a phenomenon that was theorised for decades but never directly observed until now. The Perseverance rover's microphone accidentally captured the electromagnetic a...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:45 +0000
Tentative Exomoon Signal in HD 206893 B
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Have scientists finally confirmed the existence of the first exomoon? This is what a recent study accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as a large international team of researchers investigated new methods for identifyin...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:55 +0000
Gaia Constraints on a 10 Myr Nearby Supernova
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What can an ancient supernova teach scientists about Earth and celestial objects? This is what a recently submitted study to Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the interaction of the remnants of supernova tha...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:45 +0000