Space news weekly recap: Artemis moon mission, Webb Telescope, dark energy and more

Space news weekly recap: Artemis moon mission, Webb Telescope, dark energy and more

After a gap of close to 50 years after the last Apollo mission, NASA plans to herald a new age of space exploration by returning to the Moon with the Artemis program, starting with the Artemis I launch scheduled for August 29. But that is not the only news that will interest space buffs. Here […]

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NASA’s latest study to test gravity confirms Einstein’s theory, dark energy remains an enigma

NASA’s latest study to test gravity confirms Einstein’s theory, dark energy remains an enigma

Our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate and no one is really sure why. This seemingly contradicts current scientific knowledge of how gravity works and how it affects the world we live in. The cause of this acceleration is called “dark energy,” and it remains a mystery. But NASA scientists are helping probe this […]

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Dark matter: An invisible glue that may not even exist

Dark matter: An invisible glue that may not even exist

It has never been detected, only speculated. But scientists estimate that up to 85% of the matter in the universe could be made of what’s called dark matter. Scientists cannot define dark matter with any certainty, but that hasn’t stopped the search for it. Our largest and newest space-based telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope […]

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