Cosmic History | NASA Science | "Around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe expanded faster than the speed of light for a fraction of a second, a period called cosmic inflation"

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India is on the verge of a historic milestone in commercial space flight. This Saturday, Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace will attempt its first-ever orbital launch, signaling a major shift in how the country reaches the stars. Here is what you need to know about this groundbreaking mission, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu Agency. The Launch Window:…

Back to Article List Testing a rock to see if it’s a meteorite consists of examining its chemical makeup. Some commercial companies provide testing for a nominal charge. A meteorite that landed in Madagascar in July 2018 shows the depressions (called regmaglypts) and the black fusion crust characteristic of such objects. Credit: Wits University How…

This 1963 monograph is a foundational pillar of modern high-energy astrophysics. Written by Nobel laureate Vitaly Ginzburg and the eminent theorist Sergei Syrovatskii, it represents the first systematic attempt to synthesize the physics of cosmic rays with the burgeoning field of radio astronomy. Published by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. The authors provide…

Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test building on a separate portion of the 829-acre site on May 15, 2026. The liquid hydrogen tank will form part of the core stage for…