Wind Speeds in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot are Picking up
The Great Red Spot of Jupiter - the largest storm in the solar system - has been raging for centuries.…
Next-Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect the First Stars When They Exploded as Supernovae
The first stars to appear in the universe are no longer with us - they died long ago. But when…
IBM Space Tech Wants to “Democratize Space” with ENDURANCE.
IBM Space Tech is launching Endurance, CubeSat mission that children from all over the world will be able to use…
Early Massive Galaxies ran out of gas, Shutting Down Their Star Formation
Galaxies that formed within the first few billion years after the Big Bang should have lived long, healthy lives. After…
This Object is Both an Asteroid and a Comet
In astronomy, comets and asteroids are defined very differently. Comets have a “nucleus,” usually made of ice and dust, and…
Perseverance Sees Evidence of Flash Floods in Jezero Crater
Nearly eight months into the Perseverance rover's mission on Mars, researchers have confirmed that Jezero crater is (as was believed)…
Nancy Grace Roman Just Passed a Critical Design Review
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just completed it's Mission Critical Design Review, a major milestone on the road to…
An Exoplanet Reaches 2400 C in One Hemisphere. Does it Really Rain Iron?
WASP-76b is an ultra-hot Jupiter about 640 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. A few years ago it…
Are the Burned-Out Remnants of the First Stars all Around us?
The first stars to appear in the universe lived fast and died young. Today, none of them likely remain. But…
Russian Actor and Filmmaker are On the Space Station to Shoot Scenes for a Film
Earlier this week, a Soyuz spacecraft launched to the International Space Station with three people on board. But only one…