New Research Suggests Io Doesn’t Have a Shallow Ocean of Magma
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, with roughly 400 active volcanoes regularly ejecting…
The Mysterious Case of the Resurrected Star
The star HD 65907 is not what it appears to be. It’s a star that looks young, but on closer…
The JWST Looked Over the Hubble’s Shoulder and Confirmed that the Universe is Expanding Faster
It's axiomatic that the Universe is expanding. However, the rate of expansion hasn't remained the same. It appears that the…
Astronaut Don Pettit is Serious, He Rigged up Astrophotography Gear on the ISS
Don Pettit is one of the astronauts currently on board the International Space Station. He's also a serious shutterbug and…
Drone Test Flights Are Being Tested for Flights on Alien Worlds
We’ve already seen the success of the Ingenuity probe on Mars. The first aircraft to fly on another world set…
One of the Most Interesting Exoplanets Just Got Even More Interesting!
Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, thousands more have been discovered. 40 light years away, one such…
Zwicky Classifies More Than 10,000 Exploding Stars
Even if you knew nothing about astronomy, you'd understand that exploding stars are forceful and consequential events. How could they…
What is the Zoo Hypothesis?
It seems that we are completely alone in the universe. But simple reasoning suggests that there should be an abundance…
A New Study Suggests How we Could Find Advanced Civilizations that Ran Out of Fusion Fuel
When it comes to our modern society and the many crises we face, there is little doubt that fusion power…
We Might Finally Know How Galaxies Grow So Large
Astronomers have spent decades trying to understand how galaxies grow so large. One piece of the puzzle is spheroids, also…