Astronomy has taken giant leaps since Galileo first looked at the sky through his handmade telescope. Today, scientists study the sky from enormous observatories or incredibly complex spacecraft worth billions of dollars. But this doesn’t mean that astronomy is a closed club, accessible only for the few chosen ones. On the contrary, the data collected…

Every day, invisible to the human eye, thousands of enigmatic flashes of cosmic energy known as fast radio bursts (FRBs) erupt across the sky, releasing as much energy in milliseconds as the sun does in a day. Thanks to their fleeting nature, scientists have often had to rely on luck just to observe FRBs, let…

Every day, invisible to the human eye, thousands of enigmatic flashes of cosmic energy known as fast radio bursts (FRBs) erupt across the sky, releasing as much energy in milliseconds as the sun does in a day. Thanks to their fleeting nature, scientists have often had to rely on luck just to observe FRBs, let…

The symposium aims to improve the usage of space resources in the Asia-Pacific region and foster a common understanding of space communications among the Member States. A lecture taking place at SAASST. Image for illustrative purposes only. Credit: SAASST.ae The University of Sharjah (UoS), in collaboration with the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Science…

What is the origin of fast radio bursts (FRBs) and what can this teach us about the galaxies where they reside? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how FRB signals that originate from magnetars could reside in galaxies outside the Milky Way with…

The sessions of the symposium covered various topics, including the applications of artificial intelligence in space communication, space law, Arab space cooperation, and the security risks and vulnerabilities of nano-satellite communication systems. Additionally, the symposium addressed the expansion of international cooperation to develop space communications, the role of AUASS in promoting education and scientific research…

Astrofest will be held at Curtin University’s Edinburgh Oval on Saturday, November 9, from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm. More than 5,000 stargazers are expected to descend on Curtin University this Saturday, November 9, from 5:30 pm to 9:30, as Astrofest, Australia’s largest free Space and Astronomy festival, celebrates its 15th anniversary. At the expo,…

A nearby star is surrounded by an eerily perfect, “pancake-like” disk of cosmic debris that is unlike anything seen before, new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images reveal. The surprisingly smooth disk hints that no exoplanets have formed around the star, named Vega, and researchers have no idea why. The findings could upend our understanding…

Lockheed Martin’s Starlab is one of several currently proposed private space stations. The company hopes to have it built by 2027. Credit: Nanoracks The era of the International Space Station (ISS) is coming to a close. In the near future, NASA plans to bring down the station in a controlled deorbit. The end of the…