Astronomers are Hoping to Detect Gravitational Waves Coming from Supernova 1987A
A supernova explosion is a cataclysmic explosion that marks the violent end of a massive star’s life. During the event,…
Enceladus has All the Raw Materials for Life
Saturn's ocean moon, Enceladus, is attracting increasing attention in the search for life in our Solar System. Most of what…
How to Make Asteroid Landings Safer
Landing safely on an asteroid is no mean feat. Despite several recent successes, there have also been notable failures -…
India Plans to Send Humans to the Moon by 2040
The Indian space program has been on a bit of a tear lately. Chadrayaan-3 was just the latest successful for…
Amateur Astronomer Restores a Classic Historic Refractor
An old refractor telescope sees a second life under the night skies, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated amateur…
Get a Reality Check on Plans to Build Cities in Space
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos may harbor multibillion-dollar dreams of sending millions of people to live on Mars, on the moon and inside free-flying…
Oops. Astronauts Lost a Tool Bag During a Spacewalk!
I know for a fact it’s one of the most annoying things that can happen. I’ve done it lots; whether…
This is a First. An Exoplanet in a Polar Circumbinary Disc Surrounding Two Stars.
We live in an age of exoplanet discovery. One thing we've learned is not to be surprised by the kinds…
Juno Spots Salts and Organic Molecules on Ganymede’s Surface
During its last flyby of Ganymede, the Juno probe reported finding traces of mineral salts and organic molecules on its…
JWST Detects Carbon Dioxide in a Centaur for the First Time
A study published today in The Planetary Science Journal examines how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has conducted a…