Relativity Space, a California-based startup, is ready to launch its almost entirely 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This launch marks a significant step towards the broader use of 3D printing in the space industry. The company hopes to eventually use the technology to build tools, spacecraft, and infrastructure in orbit, on the […]
astrophysics
Taming Gravity is all about the possibility through science and technology to harness gravity. If we accomplish this we will then have the means to travel to the stars.
Of course, to do this will involve knowledge of astrophysics.
So, here at Taming Gravity we include inspiring news and breakthroughs happening in the field of astrophysics.
Star survives spaghettification by black hole
A star has survived multiple close encounters with a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy, despite having material ripped away by immense gravitational tidal forces. This violent process, known as a tidal disruption event (TDE), usually results in the destruction of the star. However, a flare spotted in a distant galaxy 893 million light-years […]
A comet coming in 2024 could outshine the stars – if we’re lucky
A newly discovered comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), might light up the skies in the fall of 2024. The comet was initially thought to be an asteroid when it was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in South Africa in February 2023. However, images captured later revealed a condensed coma and short tail, […]
Wormholes might bend light like black holes do — and that could be the key to finding them
Wormholes, theoretical portals that could allow for rapid travel across vast distances, could potentially magnify the light of distant objects by up to 100,000 times, which could be a key to finding them. Researchers have built a model to simulate an electrically charged, spherical wormhole and its effects on the universe around it. The model […]
Where Is ET?
Introduction to the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Historical Context of Alien Inquiry The quest to understand whether we are alone in the universe has captivated humanity for centuries. Historical accounts suggest that even ancient civilizations pondered the existence of life beyond Earth. The modern era of alien inquiry, however, began to take shape with the […]
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers starbirth clues at ‘cosmic noon’ for 33,000 young stars
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has provided new insights into early star formation by capturing images of over 33,000 young stars in the NGC 346 nebula, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy. This galaxy, one of the Milky Way’s closest neighbors, is a unique environment for studying early galaxies due to its lack […]
Massive Star Formation Displays Self-Control
New observations of a stellar nursery suggest that star formation is self-regulated, resolving discrepancies between simulated and observed efficiencies of star formation. Young, massive stars inject energy into their surroundings, disrupting star formation by shredding the surrounding medium and encouraging it by collecting dense gas shells that are prone to gravitational collapse. However, these new […]
Milky Way’s ‘poor old heart’ could reveal how our galaxy formed
Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have discovered the “poor old heart of the Milky Way” – faint stars that were present when our galaxy was young, deep in the galaxy’s core. The team used data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission and the LAMOST and APOGEE surveys to identify these ancient […]
James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in atmosphere of a ‘warm Jupiter’
The James Webb Space Telescope has made a significant discovery of methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of WASP-80b, a Jupiter-like exoplanet located 163 light-years away. This detection is notable because, while water vapor has been found in a handful of exoplanetary atmospheres, methane detection using space-based spectroscopy is much less common. The discovery, […]
Newfound alien planet has nuclear fusion going in its core
An international team of scientists has discovered a new exoplanet, HD 206893 c, using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft. The exoplanet, which is roughly 13 times the mass of Jupiter, was found orbiting the star HD 206893, about 130 light-years from Earth. The team also used the GRAVITY instrument on the Very […]
