Forget That Planet That Orbits Every 16 Hours. That’s so Last Week. Now Astronomers Have Found a Metal Planet That Orbits its Star EVERY 8 HOURS
Astronomers have found a small, hot planet that might be almost solid iron.
Life on Earth Needed Iron. Will it be the Same on Other Worlds?
A lot has to go right for a planet to support life. Some of the circumstances that allow life to…
Gravitational Waves Could Explain why There’s More Matter Than Antimatter in the Universe
One of the questions underpinning both philosophy and science is “why are we here”? Ask an astrophysicist, and they might…
A Spacecraft Orbiting the Moon Just Captured an Image of Saturn
Cameras can be finicky - especially ones primarily used for astronomy. When used for a purpose other than their intended…
NASA Gives Axiom Space Another Opening to Fly Private Astronauts to Space Station
Even though Texas-based Axiom Space hasn't yet sent its first crew of customers to the International Space Station, NASA is…
One Feature Mars has That we Don’t: Polar Megadunes
New renderings from Kevin M Gill show a unique feature on Mars: the northern polar Chasma Boreale Megadunes!
Even Really Massive Stars Seem to Have Planets
Can planets form around massive, hot stars? Some astronomers think they can't. According to the evidence, planets around stars exceeding…
This Incredible Photo of the Sun is Made up of 150,000 Individual Photographs
You’re looking at a 300-megapixel photo of our Sun. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a specially modified telescope, taking over 150,000…
M87’s Supermassive Black Hole is Spewing out a Spiraling jet of Material
Patterns in nature often occur in more than one place. Spirals, symmetry, and chaos all impact natural phenomena, from the…
Not Just Water, There Could be Frozen Carbon Dioxide on the Moon too
Despite all its wonderful properties, water isn’t the only resource needed for space exploration. Carbon is another important ingredient for…