ESA’s Solar Orbiter Spies a Transit of Mercury
Solar Orbiter’s unique vantage point recently allowed researchers to make a crucial observation, of the solar system’s innermost world.
A Very Young Star is Forming Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
An international team of astronomers spotted a young, massive star orbiting very close to Sagittarius A*, which was previously thought…
The Dark Energy Camera Captures the Remains of an Ancient Supernova
The first written record of a supernova comes from Chinese astrologers in the year 185. Those records say a 'guest…
A Mysterious Blob Near the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Might Finally Have an Explanation
New research from UCLA's Galactic Center Group has found an explanation for the mysterious "blob" (X7) at the center of…
Astronomers Prepare for a Total View of Total Solar Eclipses
A team of astronomers have proposed a series of missions utilizing land, sea, and airborne observatories to continuously monitor as…
Blue Origin is Building Solar Cells out of (Simulated) Lunar Regolith
Power infrastructure will be critical for any long-term space colony, and one of the most critical pieces of that power…
Spectacular Night Launch Sends SpaceX Crew 6 to the Space Station
The NASA/SpaceX Crew 6 members are now on their way to the International Space Stations after a spectacular nighttime liftoff…
JWST Sees the Same Supernova Three Times in an Epic Gravitational Lens
The NASA/European Space Agency (ESA)/Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission continues to dazzle and amaze with…
Remember the DART impact? Hubble Made a Movie of the Debris
When NASA crashed a 610 kg (1,340 lb) impactor into tiny Dimorphos, a moon of the asteroid Didymos, it was all part…
The James Webb Is Getting Closer to Finding What Ionized the Universe
Astronomers have determined that so-called "leaky" galaxies may have responsible for triggering the last great transformational epoch in our universe,…