Hubble Sees a Bridge of Stars Connecting Two Galaxies
The poetic-minded among us like to point out how Nature is a dance. If they're right, then galaxies sometimes form…
NASA’s JPL Lays Off Hundreds of Workers
In a disheartening turn of events, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has announced that it's laying off about 8% of its…
Did the Galileo Mission Find Life on Earth?
Although it was bound for Jupiter, NASA's Galileo spacecraft made flybys of Earth in 1990 and 1992 to get boosts…
NASA Gives Dreamchaser the Shakedown
It’s been a while since NASA has had a spaceplane on the launchpad but this now feels closer than ever…
The Comet vs. the Eclipse: 12P/Pons-Brooks Heads Towards Perihelion in April
Comet 12P Pons-Brooks takes center stage this Spring.
Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae are Another Way to Measure the Expansion of the Universe
Supernova are a fascinating phenomenon and have taught us much about the evolution of stars. The upcoming Nancy Grace Roman…
Chickpeas Grown in Lunar Regolith Are Stressed but Reach Maturity
A recent preprint investigates how chickpeas have been successfully grown in lunar regolith simulants (LRS), marking the first time such…
Perseverance Gives Us One Last Look at the Damaged Ingenuity Helicopter
Well I consider that a success; the first aircraft on another world surpassed all expectations. Ingenuity, the helicopter that has…
Could Forests Become Ultrahigh Energy Neutrino Detectors?
I really don’t know how to introduce this article. Neutrinos are elementary particles and are electrically neutral. They are produced…
How Does the Cosmic Web Drive Galaxy Evolution?
Galaxies experience a long strange trip through the cosmic web as they grow and evolve. It turns out that the…