NASA Releases its Moon Phases Animation for 2025
Every year, NASA releases a detailed simulation of the Moon that shows how it will change through the year. They…
NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission
Before the decade is out, as part of the Artemis Program, NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon for…
The Last Arecibo Message Celebrates the Observatory and One of its Greatest Accomplishments
The Arecibo Message, transmitted on November 16th, 1974, from the Arecibo Observatory, was humanity's first true attempt at Messaging Extraterrestrial…
A Nearby Supernova Could Finally Reveal Dark Matter
Despite 90 years of research, the nature and influence of Dark Matter continue to elude astronomers and cosmologists. First proposed…
Astronomers Find a 3 Million Year Old Planet
Astronomers have just found one of the youngest planets ever. At only 3 million years old, planet TIDYE-1b (also known…
There was Hot Water on Mars 4.45 Billion Years Ago
Mars formed 4.5 billion years ago, roughly the same time as the Earth. We know that water was stable on…
Axion Dark Matter May Make Spacetime Ring
Dark matter made out of axions may have the power to make space-time ring like a bell, but only if…
Earth’s Old Trees Keep A Record of Powerful Solar Storms
Most of the time the Sun is pretty well-mannered, but occasionally it's downright unruly. It sometimes throws extremely energetic tantrums.…
New Supercomputer Simulation Explains How Mars Got Its Moons
One mystery in planetary science is a satisfying origin story for Mars's moons, Phobos and Deimos. Were they chunks of…
The Early Universe May Have Had Giant Batteries of Dust
The largest magnetic fields in the universe may have found themselves charged up when the first stars began to shine,…