1+ week, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) The Debrief The Search for a “Second Earth,” a Magnetic “Clock” in Ancient Pottery, and Alien Life Lurking in Venus’s Clouds This week in stories we’re tracking here at The Debrief: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope was launched on Sunday,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (509+ words) A new theoretical kind of extraterrestrial life could survive the harsh acid clouds of Venus, according to MIT researchers. Based on recent evidence, it may be time to cast a wider net in the search for extraterrestrial life and look…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (647+ words) Now that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on its way toward its Lagrange Point 2 (L2) destination, more of its mission goals are coming into focus, including the possibility that it could detect an Earth-like planet orbiting a star like…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (631+ words) When NASA announced that the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will perform its science duties from a point in space known as Lagrange 2, many observers noted that the space agency’s current state-of-the-art space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1326+ words) A spacecraft propelled by a subluminal warp drive would cause an extremely bright glow if it passed through Earth’s atmosphere, according to findings detailed in a new study. “Warp drives are a fantastic way to travel through the universe, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (486+ words) Little red dots, an astronomical mystery unveiled by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, have perplexed researchers since their discovery—and now, according to new findings, we may be closer than ever to unraveling their mystery. According to new research that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) The Debrief Mobile Hypersonic Spaceports, a Manhattan-sized “Ice Island,” and a Lost City Surfaces in Egypt This week in stories we’re tracking at The Debrief… Commercial space company Rocket Lab just unveiled GHOST, a game-changing new launch capability that could…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (543+ words) One of planetary defense‘s biggest opportunities will come as the asteroid Apophis makes its tight flyby of our planet on April 13, 2029, allowing international space missions to interact with the near-Earth object. Asteroids this size only approach this close to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (573+ words) Nagoya University scientists working to bridge the supersonic-to-hypersonic gap report successful combustion in a hypersonic scramjet engine at speeds below Mach 5 using a specially designed igniter called an RD torch. The researchers behind the achievement said their successful tests highlight…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (396+ words) The Debrief Scientists Have a Plan to Detect Exotic Aliens, New Gamma Wave Glasses, and an Ancient Roman ‘Megastructure’ Resurfaces This week in stories we’re covering at The Debrief: Scientists have a new plan that could help them detect alien…...