What Would Happen if the Solar System Gained a Super-Earth?
In this era of exoplanet discovery, astronomers have found over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets, with thousands more awaiting confirmation and many…
The Mass of a Single Star (other than the Sun) has Been Directly Measured for the First Time
How do you measure an object's weight from a distance? You could guess at its distance and therefore derive its…
Webb Sees Three Galaxy Clusters Coming Together to Form a Megacluster
The latest JWST deep-field image provides a breathtaking view of Pandora's Cluster, which was previously imaged by Hubble.
Another Russian Spacecraft is Leaking Coolant
A Russian spacecraft docked with the ISS has reportedly suffered a coolant link for the second time in just a…
The Event Horizon Telescope Gazes into the Heart of a Distant Quasar
Oftentimes in astronomy, it takes a village of telescopes and people to make an amazing find. In the case of…
Ingenuity is Doing Surprisingly Well
After months of extreme cold, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter appears to be back in working order.
A Galaxy has Been Found that’s Almost Entirely Dark Matter
Astronomers have discovered a galaxy with very little or no stellar mass. Galaxies like these are called 'dark galaxies.' It…
Perseverance is Building Up a Big Collection of Mars Samples
NASA's Perseverance Rover has reached another milestone. It's finished caching its samples for a potential return to Earth. The sample…
Magnetars are Extreme in Every Way, Even Their Volcanoes
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers led by NASA and The George Washington…
Why are Jupiter’s Trojan Regions so Unevenly Balanced With Asteroids?
Solar systems evolve, especially early on in their lifetimes. While this evolution is primarily driven by gravity, there are some…