What Would It Take to See Exoplanet Volcanoes?
Even with the clearest image from the best telescope in the world, astronomers still won't know what they're looking at.…
A Sneak Peek at the Next Generation Very Large Array’s New Antennae
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) recently disclosed a prototype radio telescope antennae for its next generation Very Large Array…
Compare Images of a Galaxy Seen by Both Hubble and JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is widely considered to be better than the Hubble Space Telescope. But the JWST doesn't…
China is Planning to Double the Size of its Space Station
China announced that it will double the size of Tiangong in the hopes that it will fill the void left…
The Closest Star Cluster Spat out an Extremely Massive White Dwarf
The Hyades star cluster is only about 153 light-years away. At that short distance away, it's visible with the unaided…
What’s Next for NASA’s UFO Research? Outside Observers Weigh In
BOULDER, Colo. — NASA says it's going to play a bigger role in studying what's behind unidentified anomalous phenomena, the…
Seeing the Moment Planets Start to Form
Nature makes few duplicates, and planets are as distinct from one another as snowflakes are. But planets all start out…
Ring of Fire: Catching This Weekend’s ‘Great North American Annular Solar Eclipse’
Don’t miss the final solar eclipse of the year: a striking ‘ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse.
Earth's Smallest Flowering Plant Can Handle 20X Earth's Gravity
Astronauts need to eat, and they need to breathe. That means, for long-duration missions, they are going to need to…
Quenched Galaxies in the Early Universe
Recently, much attention has been given to massive, active galaxies discovered by the JWST in the early universe. But in…