Solar Electric Propulsion Systems are Just What we Need for Efficient Trips to Mars
There are many different ways to get to Mars, but there are always tradeoffs. Chemical propulsion, proven the most popular,…
Satellite Data Shows US East Coast is Sinking
Based on satellite imagery, geologists have determined major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, some areas as much…
Hubble Shows That a Fast Radio Burst Came From a Giant Group of Galaxies
Way back when the cosmos was only five billion years old, a powerful explosion happened in a group of young…
Chinese Rocket Lofts the Einstein Probe and its “Lobster Eyes”
Any astronomical instrument dubbed “Lobster Eyes” is bound to grab attention. It’s actually unlike scientists to give anything creative names,…
Impact Craters: Why study them and can they help us find life elsewhere?
When we look at the Moon, either through a pair of binoculars, a telescope, or past footage from the Apollo…
A Giant Star is Fading Away. But First, it Had an Enormous Eruption
About 16,000 light-years away, a massive star experienced an unusual dimming event. This can happen in binary stars when one…
Another Example of a Fantastic Einstein Ring
The most evocative astronomy images take us across space and time to stars and galaxies billions of light-years away. Nestled…
The Youngest Planetary Disks Ever Seen
How long does planet formation take? Maybe not as long as we thought, according to new research. Observations with the…
Astrobotic Confirms it Won’t be Landing on the Moon
It’s a real shame that spaceflight is seen as routine by the world’s media. In reality, our exploration of the…
A Solo Brown Dwarf Found With Auroras
Astronomers have used JWST to find a brown dwarf with polar auroras like the Earth, or Jupiter. This is surprising…