Astronomy Jargon 101: Local Group
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! Get your friends together to talk about…
There are Deposits of ice at Mercury's Poles too
Ice was discovered on Mercury's poles thanks to planetary radar.
Now That is a Big Rocket. Space Launch System Rolls out to the Launch pad for a Series of Tests
Under the full Moon, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket rolled out to the launchpad for the first time. The…
NASA Releases Details on how Starship Will be Part of its Return to the Moon
The path back to the moon is long and fraught with danger, both in the real, physical sense and also…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Magellanic Clouds
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You'll only be visible in the southern…
A Pulsar is Blasting out Jets of Matter and Antimatter
Why is there so much antimatter in the Universe? Ordinary matter is far more plentiful than antimatter, but scientists keep…
ESA’s Gaia Just Took a Picture of L2 Neighbor JWST
Oh, hello there new neighbor! In February, the Gaia spacecraft took a picture of its new closest companion in space…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Neutron Star
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll feel a little dense after reading…
Webb has Now Taken the Sharpest Image the Laws of Physics Allow
Engineers and scientists for the James Webb Space Telescope have completed two more steps in the telescope’s primary mirror alignment…
A new way to Confirm Hawking's Idea That Black Holes Give off Radiation
A quantum experiment simulates how Hawking radiation could affect quantum systems.