Many Sunlike Stars Gobbled up Some of Their Planets
New research shows that other sunlike stars in our galaxy aren't so kind to their planets. Up to a quarter…
NASA is Testing out a new air Taxi Prototype
NASA is commonly thought of as America’s space agency, but its name also emphasizes another research area. The National Aeronautics…
Inspiration 4 Crew Gets a Sneak Peak out of Crew Dragon’s Cupola
The crew of the upcoming Inspiration4 mission (the first all-civilian spaceflight) took a moment to get their pictures taken inside…
Ocean Worlds With Hydrogen-Rich Atmospheres Could be the Perfect Spots for Life
A new study has identified another class of exoplanet that could drastically increase the odds of finding life beyond the…
Heavier Stars Might not Explode as Supernovae, Just Quietly Implode Into Black Holes
Above a certain mass, large stars don't become supernovae. That limit might be lower than we thought.
The Galactic Beauty of Star Formation
I'd never seen galaxy images like this before. Nobody had! These images highlight star forming regions in nearby(ish) galaxies. There…
A Powerful new Laser Will Enhance Adaptive Optics
In some applications, bigger lasers mean better lasers. That is the case in astronomy, where lasers are used for everything…
It’s Time to Send a Lander to Mercury
So much in the astronomy community revolves around the decadal survey. Teams of dozens of scientists put hundreds of hours…
Review: Unistellar’s New eQuinox Telescope
A leader in the ‘smartscope’ industry releases its exciting new eQuinox telescope.
A Human Mission to Mars Should Last a Maximum of 4 Years
According to a new study by an international team of researchers, a mission to Mars would have to be less…