Using the Sun as a Gravitational Lens Would Let Us See Exoplanets With Incredible Resolution
Have you ever seen wispy arcs and rings in astronomical images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories?…
Two New Rocky Planets Discovered Close to the Solar System
TESS has struck paydirt again. NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft has found two new super-Earths orbiting a star only 33 light-years away.…
Starship is one Step Closer to Flight
SpaceX just completed its FAA environmental review and is one step closer to conducting orbital test flights!
See a Stunning New Picture of the Tarantula Nebula
When it comes to exciting places to look in the sky, the Tarantula Nebula is hard to beat. It's got…
Astronomers Caught Betelgeuse Just Before it Started Dimming and Might Have Seen a Pressure Wave Rippling Through its Atmosphere
A couple of years ago, Betelgeuse generated much interest when it started dimming. That caught the attention of astronomers worldwide,…
Andromeda Tore Apart and Consumed a Neighbor Galaxy
Things may seem quiet and peaceful in the Andromeda Galaxy when you gaze at it in the sky. However, if…
A Perfectly Balanced Rock Seen by Perseverance
The Perseverance rover has begun exploring a region that looks a little like Monument Valley in Arizona and Utah in…
China’s Lunar Lander Finds Water Under its Feet
Earlier this year, scientists from China’s Chang’E-5 lunar lander revealed they had found evidence of water in the form of…
Japan’s Upcoming Mission Will Use a Vacuum to Get its Sample From Phobos
JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, is carving out a niche for itself in sample-return missions. Their Hayabusa mission was…
There Could Be Four Hostile Civilizations in the Milky Way
In a series of papers, amateur astronomer and exoplanet researcher Alberto Caballero narrows down who could have sent the Wow!…