Interstellar

Scientists have a new idea to explain the strange behavior of ’Oumuamua, our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor. 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. The brief flyby offered only a few weeks for researchers to study ’Oumuamua before it faded forever from view, leaving behind more questions than answers. Even now, more than five years after…

March 15, 2023 — Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR and recently named one of 10 Hot XDR Security Companies You Should Watch In 2023 by CRN magazine, as well as a Top Cybersecurity Vendor Assisting MSSPs by MSSP Alert, today announced its InterSTELLAR Partner Program to accelerate revenue for resellers of the Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform. Gartner expects XDR technology to be a top priority for CISOs in 2023, and InterSTELLAR is an innovative program that enables reseller partners to become proficient and compete…

By Denise Hill, NASA March 7, 2023This artist’s concept shows the IBEX spacecraft. Credit: NASA<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian space…

The rocket carrying the experiment module being launched to carry out microgravity experiments. Credit: Swedish Space CorporationGaining insight into the formation of dust grains in interstellar gas could provide astronomers with valuable knowledge and assist materials scientists in creating useful nanoparticles.Hokkaido University researchers and their colleagues from Japan and Germany have uncovered new information about the origins of interstellar dust grains through laboratory and rocket-borne studies. The findings,…

Carbonaceous chondrites are a type of stony meteorite that is rich in organic compounds, including amino acids. These amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins, are of great interest to scientists as they may provide clues about the origin of life on Earth and the potential for life on other planets. Understanding how carbonaceous chondrites acquired these amino acids is a crucial step in unraveling the mysteries of our solar system and the origins of life.The researchers replicated the conditions of an…

Artist’s impression of the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP). The mission will help us better understand the flow of particles from the Sun called the solar wind — and how those particles interact with space within the solar system and beyond. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Princeton University/Steve Gribben<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958,…

An international team used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest-ever view of a dense interstellar cloud. An international team including Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University and NASA used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest-ever view of a dense interstellar cloud. These observations have revealed the composition of a virtual treasure chest of ice from the early universe, providing new insights into the chemical processes…

Do you remember the first time you saw Timothée Chalamet onscreen? If you enjoy filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s work, then it’s a good bet that was 2014’s Interstellar, which saw Chalamet playing the young version of Tom Hooper, the son of Matthew McConaughey’s Joseph Cooper (a smaller role than he initially thought it was). But as it turns out though, Interstellar wasn’t the movie that convinced Chalamet to dedicate himself to acting, though the Nolan sci-fi flick did still help with that.One wouldn’t be faulted for…

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared an image of interstellar dust and cloud captured by…

Sailing to the stars on the scale of human lifetimes could be a matter of choosing the right kind of wind.Researchers from McGill University in Canada and the Tau Zero Foundation in the US have proposed a new way to cross the extraordinary distances of interstellar space, using a whole lot of nothing and a touch of inspiration from seabirds.Until now, one of the most promising solutions to space travel makes use of the spectrum of starlight streaming from the Sun. Though small in impact, sheer numbers and high speeds…