Space for All: Bringing Astronomy to Remote Mountain Villages in Morocco
The night sky is a great leveler, something that people from all walks of life have been able to look…
An Ancestor of Supermassive Black Holes, Found at Cosmic Dawn
Using Hubble data, an international team of researchers has spotted what could be a primordial ancestor to supermassive black holes…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Van Allen Belts
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll have to carefully navigate around today's…
Life Might Have Gotten Started Just 300 Million Years After the Earth Formed
On an outcrop of exposed volcanic and sedimentary rock on the eastern shores of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec, researchers…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Trans-Neptunian Objects
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll be far from home in today's…
Star Formation Simulated in the lab, Using Lasers, of Course
The vacuum of space isn't really a vacuum. A vacuum is defined by Merriam-Webster as "a space absolutely devoid of…
A Fleet of Space Telescopes Flying in Formation Could Reveal Details on Exoplanets
We've found thousands of exoplanets in the last couple of decades. We've discovered exoplanets unlike anything in our own Solar…
Apollo 11 Moon Dust Sells at Auction for a Cool Half Million
A lunar moon dust sample with a strange history made its way to the auction block yesterday.
Brrr. Webb’s MIRI has Reached 6.4 Kelvin, Just a few Degrees Above Absolute Zero
The latest update on the James Webb Space Telescope literally sent a shiver down my spine! The telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument…
Hubble Confirms Comet C/2014 UN271 is an Absolute Unit, Astronomically Speaking
It’s official. Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) has the largest nucleus ever seen in a comet. The gargantuan comet was discovered…