Physicists at CERN say they have measured the lifespan of the Higgs boson more accurately than ever before. For their work, the researchers fell back on a creative workaround. What is a Higgs boson? Theorized in the mid-1960s by physicist Peter Higgs, the Higgs boson (which therefore bears his name

SpaceX may soon launch the largest rocket in human history. If this is only a first orbital test flight, we know this interplanetary and fully reusable spacecraft designed to take astronauts to the Moon and Mars. However, Elon Musk, the boss of SpaceX, has even greater ambitions. Indeed, this spacec

On Monday, we learned that Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, was named Time Magazines Person of the Year. The journalists evoke an extraordinary marker of influence and recount the various exploits achieved by his companies during the year 2021. Clown and genie, “edgelord (individual whose

In space, the James Webb Telescope will look like a giant sunflower sitting on a silver surfboard to protect the telescope from the sun. heat and glare from the Sun. The petals of this flower will consist of eighteen gold-plated beryllium hexagons which together will form a mirror more than six mete

A team reports the detection of an unusually high amount of hydrogen in the central part of Valles Marineris, a vast system of canyons located near the Martian equator. These data still need to be confirmed. However, they suggest the presence of large quantities of water buried a few centimeters bel

A few days ago, the Chinese rover Yutu 2 spotted an intriguing object on the far side of the Moon. The interest is such that the mission managers plan to approach it to try to identify it. However, you will have to be a little patient. The lander and its Yutu 2 rover are still positioned in the Von

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are currently following two explorers on a journey of more than 4000 kilometers through Antarctica. The goal will be to learn more about humanitys ability to survive on Mars. Antarctica to prepare Mars British explorers Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer Childs

We sent a lot of sometimes unusual objects, but also some living beings in space. Before succeeding in placing a human in orbit, however, it was necessary to train and test the technologies upstream. As often with science, when the result involves the life of a man, we first study the impact on anim

Amid a number of discoveries announced at the American Geophysical Unions fall meeting, researchers have revealed that the Martian Jezero crater s was formed from molten volcanic magma. Organic molecules have also been isolated by the Perseverance rover in certain rocks on Mars. Organic molecules i

Before it can study the first stars and galaxies, the James Webb Telescope will first have to survive its launch, as well as the long sequence of its deployment in the deep space before returning to its observation post. In the papers since the 90s, the James Webb Telescope was expected to cost les

Astronomers working with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) take a fresh look at the stars closest to the Earth. supermassive black hole in our galaxy. These images zoom twenty times more than was possible before. An ogre at the center of the g

The James Webb Telescope is scheduled to take off on December 24. Once deployed, it will be the most powerful observatory ever launched into space and will allow astronomers to probe the universe like never before. Some plan to rely on it to explore one of the greatest mysteries of astrophysics. Da

Once launched, the James Webb Telescope will be the most powerful space observatory in history. But how will his photos be compared to those of Hubble, a true reference in the matter? One ​​has greatly expanded our view of the cosmos and captured our attention with its stunning imagery over the pas

The OSIRIS-REX spacecraft, which has just collected samples from the asteroid Bennu, could visit a second space rock:Apophis. The project will soon be submitted to NASA. On October 21, four years after its launch, the American probe OSIRIS-REX landed on the asteroid Bennu more than 330 million kil

Less than a year after their successful insertion into Mars orbit, the United Arab Emirates is now aiming for another target:the asteroid belt. It is currently unknown which objects will be targeted, but it would be a big step for this still new space nation. In February 2021, the United Arab Emira

NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos are finalizing an agreement to launch the first cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. This great first will be part of the Crew-5 mission, which is scheduled to launch in a few months. A great first During a press conference held in Dubai on October

A team of researchers announces that they have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding an exoplanet. Around the Earth, this type of structure acts as a shield against energetic particles coming from the Sun. Magnetic fields could play similar roles on other worlds. A great fi

Lunar samples set aside from the Apollo 17 mission nearly fifty years ago will soon be opened and analyzed. Inside, researchers hope to find gases that will be analyzed in several laboratories around the world. Something to take a new look at our satellite. Many samples brought back following the A

NASA must once again delay the launch of its new super-heavy (and super-expensive) SLS launch vehicle, which will launch the next Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, this time because of a test issue. When can this take-off finally take place? The SLS is currently undergoing integrated testing inside th

The James Webb Telescope, scheduled for launch on December 25, 2021, will position itself on Lagrange Point 2 (L2), approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Two main reasons led researchers to set their sights on this parking spot. The Lagrange point 2 The James Webb Telescope, or JWT, is o