Dust Ruins Another Way of Measuring Distance in the Universe
Astronomers are always searching for new ways to measure distance in the Universe, especially at the greatest distances where less…
Astronomers See 18 Examples of Stars Getting Torn Apart by Black Holes
Black holes have always held a special fascination for me ever since I was a geeky kid looking up at…
NASA Continues Testing its New Lunar Spacesuits
NASA’s Artemis mission objective is among other things, to get human beings back to the Moon. Much of the attention…
Some Young Planets Are Flattened Smarties, not Spheres.
One of contemporary astronomy's most pressing questions concerns planet formation. We can see more deeply than ever into very young…
Space Force Chooses its First “Guardian” to go to Space
Although the U.S. Space Force is tasked with military operations in regards to space, they've never actually sent one of…
Astronomers Measure the Mass of the Milky Way by Calculating How Hard it is to Escape
Several techniques have been developed to measure the mass of the Milky Way, providing a range of estimates. In a…
NASA’s Juno Probe Makes Another Close Flyby of Io
The Juno spacecraft has revealed some fascinating things about Jupiter since it began exploring the system on July 4th, 2016.…
NASA is One Step Closer to Deploying Fission Reactors on the Moon
What's the most important thing you need to live and work on the Moon? Power. For NASA's upcoming Artemis program,…
The JWST Discovers a Galaxy That Shouldn’t Exist
Astronomers working with the JWST found a dwarf galaxy they weren't looking for. It's about 98 million years away, has…
How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable?
How can we send spacecraft to other star systems? One proposed by Breakthrough Foundation is the Starshot, which uses high-powered…