Smaller, Ground-Based Telescopes can Study Exoplanet Atmospheres too
The next step to understanding exoplanets is to understand their atmospheres better. Astronomers can determine a planet's mass, density, and…
LEGO Releases the new Rocket Launch Center set, Recreating the Artemis Moon Missions
One way to inspire kids to get interested in STEM is to introduce them to it at an early age. …
A Tiny Asteroid was Discovered Mere Hours Before it Crashed Into the Earth
Last week, a small asteroid was detected just two hours before it impacted Earth’s atmosphere. Luckily, it was only about…
Starlink is the Only Communications Link for Some Ukrainian Towns, but the Terminals Could Also be a Target
Starlink's satellite internet is the only means of communication for some people in the Ukraine, though the services could pose…
Planets Have Just Started to Form in This Binary System
Astronomers have watched the young binary star system SVS 13 for decades. Astronomers don't know much about how planets form…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Open Cluster
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll start drifting away from your friends…
If Axions are Dark Matter, we've got new Hints About Where to Look for Them
A computer simulation of dark matter points to axions being more massive than expected.
40 Telescopes Watched the Sun as the Parker Solar Probe Made its Most Recent Flyby
Sometimes in space, even when you’re millions of kilometers from anything, you’re still being watched. Or at least that’s the…
According to a US Auditor, Each Launch of the Space Launch System Will Cost an “Unsustainable” $4.1 Billion
This will likely come as a surprise to no one who has closely watched the development of NASA’s next giant…
What is the Kardashev Scale?
In 1961, Russian-Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev published a paper where he introduced the Kardashev Scale, a means of classifying extraterrestrial…