Another Explanation for K2-18b? A Gas-Rich Mini-Neptune with No Habitable Surface
Exoplanet K2-18b is garnering a lot of attention. James Webb Space Telescope spectroscopy shows it has carbon and methane in…
It's a Fine Line Between a Black Hole Energy Factory and a Black Hole Bomb
You might be surprised to learn there's a way to extract enormous energy from a rapidly spinning black hole. Known…
NASA Gives us an Update on its Long-term Plans for the Moon and Mars
Going to Mars is a major step in space exploration. It's not a quick jaunt nor will it be easy…
There’s Less Dark Matter at the Core of the Milky Way
Science really does keep you on your toes. First there was matter and then there were galaxies. Then those galaxies…
Plants Growing in Space are at Risk from Bacterial Infections
I have spent the last few years thinking, perhaps assuming that astronauts live off dried food, prepackaged and sent from…
Is the Habitable Zone Really Habitable?
The water that life knows and needs, the water that makes a world habitable, the water that acts as the…
NASA Wants to Put a Massive Telescope on the Moon
As part of the Artemis Program, NASA intends to establish all the necessary infrastructure to create a "sustained program of…
New Types of Hidden Stars Seen for the First Time
Astronomers performing a vast infrared variable star survey have discovered new additions to the stellar menagerie. These new types of…
The Improbable Origins of Life on Earth
We do not yet know how, where, or why life first appeared on our planet. Part of the difficulty is…
New Webb Image of a Massive Star Forming Complex
The James Webb Space Telescope, a collaborative effort between NASA, the ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), has revealed…