Physicists Discover that Gravity Can Create Light
Researchers have discovered that in the exotic conditions of the early universe, waves of gravity may have shaken space-time so…
Do Repeating Radio Signals Indicate an Exoplanet with a Magnetosphere?
There's an interesting problem in exoplanet studies: how to tell if a planet has a magnetosphere. It's not like we…
The Rings of Uranus Shine Bright in Stunning New JWST Image
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning new image of the ice giant world Uranus. But what stands…
Brightest Gamma-ray Burst Shines Light on Milky Way Structure
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen in 2022 still puzzles astronomers.
We Now Have a Map of all 85,000 Volcanoes on Venus
A new map created with decades-old radar imagery from NASA's 1990’s Magellan mission shows the locations of a whopping 85,000…
China Tests a Stirling Engine in Orbit
China just tested a Sterling thermoelectric converter aboard their space station, a technology that could be the future of space…
This JWST Image Shows Gravitational Lensing at its Finest
The latest image release from the James Webb Space Telescope shows another beautiful field filled with galaxies and gravitational lenses
Perseverance Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover mission provided a bluish pre-sunrise gift above Jezero Crater on March 18, 2022, aka Sol 738, or…
Global Sea Levels Rose by 0.27 cm from 2021 to 2022
It probably comes as no surprise to people living in low-lying coastal regions, but sea waters are rising by large,…
A Stellar Explosion Mimicked the End of the Death Star
In 1997, George Lucas released the special edition remaster of his Star Wars trilogy, making changes to the special effects…