Supercomputer Simulates What Happens When Meteors Strike the Atmosphere
In space, it’s almost always raining dust. Most of that dust is so small a microscope would have a hard…
Hubble Science Instruments are Malfunctioning, Putting the Telescope in Safe Mode
Hubble is getting a bit long in the tooth. Initially launched in 1990, it has been one of the most…
Magnetic Chamber can Simulate Microgravity (or Mars Gravity) Here on Earth
There are plenty of processes that might be easier in lower gravity. So far, the biggest hindrance to developing those…
NASA is Getting Serious About the Search for Life in the Universe
Frameworks are a valuable tool in science. They give context to sometimes abstract concepts such as “how powerful can an…
What’s Snuffing Out Galaxies Before Their Time?
In the Milky Way, the formation rate of stars is about one solar mass every year. About 10 billion years…
Astronomers Might Have Found a Planet in Another Galaxy
Not that long ago,, astronomers weren't sure that exoplanets even existed. Now we know that there are thousands of them…
Could our Universe be Someone’s Chemistry Project?
According to a new op-ed by Harvard Prof. Avi Loeb, our Universe may have been created by an advanced civilization,…
Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life?
In their book, two Australian astrophysicists question the idea that our Universe "fine-tuned" for life, with some interesting conclusions.
Moons are Planets too
If we define planets as worlds that are geologically complex, then some moons are planets too.
Ingenuity Back in Action on Mars on its 14th Flight
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took a short hop flight on October 24, giving the mission team both a sigh of…