Ever heard of black holes having crowns? Well, they do! These crowns, called coronas, are super-hot plasma regions around black holes. NASA's IXPE spacecraft recently studied 12 black holes to figure out what these coronas look like and how they're connected to the swirling disks of matter around th
Did you know NASA isn't just about rockets and space shuttles? They also fly some pretty impressive aircraft! NASA was created in 1958 to explore space and improve aeronautics. Over the years, they've sent astronauts to the moon and even built their own space station. But what about their aircraft?
NASA is making a big change in how it talks to space. Instead of using its own satellites, like the Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), it's switching to commercial ones. This is happening on November 8th. These new satellites are made by companies like SpaceX and Inmarsat. NASA will use them
Ever wondered how NASA plans to send humans back to the moon? In a recent episode of "WHAT THE TRUCK? ! ? ", host Dooner chats with NASA’s Logan Kennedy about the logistics of the Artemis missions. We get to peek behind the scenes at how NASA is gearing up to land humans on the moon again. The episo
After nearly a decade of planning, NASA's Europa Clipper is finally ready for lift-off. Designed to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa, the spacecraft will travel over 1. 8 billion miles. Launched on October 14, 2024, at 12:06 EST, it will take a Falcon Heavy rocket to get there. Once in Jupiter's or
Israel's recent airstrikes on Lebanon caught many by surprise. The targets weren't military bases or weapons caches, but branches of a financial institution linked to Hezbollah. What's the story behind this move? Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite militant group, has been a thorn in Israel's side for dec
In 2011, a young mathematician named Hussein Mourtada had a breakthrough. He found a hidden structure in mathematical curves that had stumped others for a century. This structure was first spotted by an Indian math whiz named Srinivasa Ramanujan over 100 years ago. Ramanujan didn’t go to college or
It’s been a tough time for Kate Cassidy, girlfriend of the late Liam Payne. She’s finally opened up about his passing, sharing her feelings on social media. In a heartfelt message, she said she’s been struggling to process it all. “I’m at a total loss, ” she wrote. “Nothing feels real. ” She asked f
Ever wondered what astronauts will wear on their next moon adventure? NASA just revealed its new spacesuit for the Artemis III mission, set for 2026. This cool outfit, named AxEMU, was designed by Axiom Space and Prada. The big deal? It's not just for the moon, but also for spacewalks near Earth. T
Ever noticed how the northern lights have been popping up more often lately? It turns out there's a reason behind this! NASA has some exciting news: the sun is at its peak activity, known as the solar maximum. This means we can expect more beautiful auroras for the next couple of years. The sun goe
