Astronomers are Working on a 3D map of Cosmic Dawn
The latest results from the HERA Collaboration suggest how the earliest galaxies in the Universe slowly dispelled the cosmic "Dark…
Future Space Telescopes Could be 100 Meters Across, Constructed in Space, and Then Bent Into a Precise Shape
An MIT team proposes a new method for in-space assembly to built a self-adjusting 100 m (328 ft) space telescope
NASA has Simulated a Tiny Part of the Moon Here on Earth
Before going to the Moon, the Apollo astronauts trained at various sites on Earth that best approximated the lunar surface,…
Astronomers Prepare to Launch LuSEE Night, A Test Observatory on the Far Side of the Moon
Astronomers have not yet been able to map large portions of the radio emissions from our universe because of interference…
Astronomers Find 25 Fast Radio Bursts That Repeat on a Regular Basis
Researchers with the CHIME/FRB Collaboration have announced the discovery of 25 new repeating FRBs, almost doubling the number of known…
Molecular Clouds Have Long Lives By Constantly Reassembling Themselves
Astronomers have recently discovered that giant clouds of molecular hydrogen, the birthplace of stars, can live for tens of millions…
Nuclear Rocket In 2027, JWST Problems, Starship WDR
Starship completes its wet-dress rehearsal, another problem for Webb, a nuclear rocket test is coming, and more cool NIAC grants.…
Astronomers See Flashes on the Sun That Could be a Sign of an Upcoming Flare
Using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, scientists have discovered new clues that could help predict when and where the…
Does Failing to Detect Aliens Mean We’ll Never Be Contacted?
In a recent paper submitted to The Astronomical Journal in November 2022, a scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of…
A Martian Meteorite Contains Organic Compounds. The Raw Ingredients for Life?
In a recent study published in Sciences Advances, an international team of scientists led by the Technical University of Munich…