Not All Craters are Circular. Sometimes They Look Like This
Impact craters are nature's signature from a more chaotic time in our Solar System's history. A quick glance at the…
China is Working on a New Crew Spacecraft to Carry Up to 7 Passengers
China’s next-generation crew capsule was given an updated timeline this week. According to Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's…
One Side of This White Dwarf is Covered in Hydrogen While the Other Side is Helium.
Here's a new one. Astronomers have found a white dwarf star - the dead remnant from a main sequence star…
Carbon-Based Molecules Seen Just a Billion Years After the Big Bang
The more astronomers look at the early Universe, the more discoveries they make. Some of those finds change what they…
Star Factories Haven’t Changed Much Over the Entire Age of the Universe
The ancient Universe is weird and secretive. Scientists have made laudable progress in uncovering more and more information on how…
Thin Flat Lenses Could Unleash a Revolution in Space Telescopes
Space telescopes use traditional polished mirrors like ground telescopes, which are heavy, unwieldy, and expensive to build. A new type…
DART Impact Ejected 37 Giant Boulders from Asteroid Dimorphos’ Surface
When the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, telescopes around…
Threats From Above Lead the List of Space Concerns in New Survey
Sending astronauts to the moon is OK — but more Americans think NASA should instead put a high priority on…
Does Beaming Power in Space Make Sense at the Moon?
The ESA is conducting a study to assess the potential for building space based solar power satellites... on the Moon!
Is This The First Exoplanet Trojan, or the Result of an Epic Collision Between Worlds?
It seems like every week, researchers are finding more and more interesting exoplanets. Many of them have analogs in our…