A Satellite is Now Continuously Watching Lightning Strikes in Europe

1 year ago

Satellites often offer new perspectives when they launch. Sometimes because of the location they are placed in - sometimes because…

India Launches Chandrayaan-3 to the Moon, Hoping for a Successful Landing

1 year ago

On July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm Indian Standard Time (5:05 am EST), the Indian Space Resource Organisation (ISRO) successfully…

Liquid Water on Rocky Planets Could be 100 Times More Likely

1 year ago

Astronomers previously believed that you needed a special environment for a rocky planet to have liquid oceans on its surface,…

Some Star Systems Create a Planet Sandwich

1 year ago

A recent study presented at the National Astronomy Meeting 2023 (NAM2023) examines a newly discovered planetary formation theory that challenges…

The Universe Could Be Twice As Old if Light is Tired and Physical Constants Change

1 year ago

A new paper argues that the universe is 26.7 billion years old. But the model only works by assuming tired…

Afghanistan Students for the International Olympiad in Astronomy & Astrophysics Need Your Help

1 year ago

The 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) will be held this year in Silesia, Poland on August 10-20,…

China Has Begun Launching its Own Satellite Internet Network

1 year ago

China just launched the first in a series of broadband internet satellites, which could lead to another mega-constellation.

Forest Fires in British Columbia are Bad This Year. THIRTY Times Worse Than Average

1 year ago

Wildfires in British Columbia and Canada, driven by Climate Change, established new records this year.

We've Got to Go Back to Enceladus. Here's a Mission That Could Get the Science

1 year ago

Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the most promising places to look for life in the Solar System. It has…

Volcanic Hotspot Found on the Moon

1 year ago

A recent study published in Nature examines a volcanic hotspot that potentially exists beneath a feature on the Moon’s farside…