Category Archives: Astronomy

Physicists at University of Rochester Create Millimeter-Scale “Spacetime Bubble” for Apparent Faster-Than-Light Information Transfer

In a landmark achievement, a research team at the University of Rochester has demonstrated, for the first time, the creation of a tiny engineered region of spacetime in which information appears to propagate 1.4 times faster than light—yet without breaking the fundamental tenets of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.   By using specially fabricated metamaterials… Read More »

Scientists Spot Five Complex Organic Molecules — Including Vinegar’s Acetic Acid — Frozen in Star-forming Ice Outside the Milky Way

In a landmark discovery, scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect five large, carbon-based molecules frozen in the icy envelope of a protostar beyond our own galaxy. The protostar, named ST6, is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) — a small galaxy orbiting the Milky Way roughly 160,000 light-years away.… Read More »

China Confirms Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2030

China is ramping up its space-exploration ambitions, and its latest announcement makes that clear. The country says it is firmly on track to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030, with key technologies and programs already in motion.   According to a spokesperson for the China Manned Space Program, the development of major components such… Read More »