Mystery Solved. How We Get Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies
I have been fascinated by galaxies for most of my adult life. I find it amazing that, just as we…
SETI Researchers Just Got a $200 Million Gift to Search for Life
Among the many outstanding questions in science, ‘Are We Alone’ must be the one that captivates scientists and public alike. …
Gaia is so Accurate it Can Predict Microlensing Events
Using data from DR3, a team of Chinese researchers have predicted thousands of future microlensing events!
China Wants to Retrieve a Sample of Mars by 2028
In preparation for their sample-return mission to Mars (Tianwen-3), Chinese scientists have created an atmospheric model that accurately simulates Martian…
How Einstein Unlocked the Quantum Universe and Created the Photon
It started with a simple experiment that was all the rage in the early 20th century. And as is usually…
An Epic Collaboration Between Hubble and JWST
Hubble and Webb have come together to create one of the most detailed and revealing images of an iconic galaxy…
If You Account for the Laniakea Supercluster, The Hubble Tension Might Be Even Larger
When you measure the Universe's expansion rate to relatively nearby galaxies against the expansion rate in the cosmic microwave background…
How to Think About a Four-Dimensional Universe
In Einstein's famous theory of relativity the concepts of immutable space and time aren’t just put aside, they’re explicitly and…
NASA Wants to Learn to Live Off the Land on the Moon
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a Request for Information (RFI)…
ESA is Testing a Modular Multipurpose Rover that Could Be a Science Lab or a Tiny Bulldozer
Most rovers have been built for Mars, and each one of them is a complex machine designed with specific goals…