Multiple Earth-Mass Rogue Planets Have Been Discovered Drifting Through the Milky Way
Last year we reported on how the Roman Space Telescope’s backers hoped it would be able to detect rogue planets…
Cassini Saw Methane in Enceladus’ Plumes. Scientists Don’t Know How it Could be There Without Life
Even though the Cassini mission at Saturn ended nearly four years ago, data from the spacecraft still keeps scientists busy.…
Tales of a ‘Drunken Comet’- Astronomers Detect Alcohol Leaking From 46P/Wirtanen into Space
A close pass of Comet Wirtanen in 2018, offered researchers an unprecedented opportunity.
Researchers Have Taught a Drone to Recognize and Hunt Down Meteorites Autonomously
Planetary scientists estimate that each year, about 500 meteorites survive the fiery trip through Earth’s atmosphere and fall to our…
After Just 6 Weeks of Construction, Super Heavy is Built and Ready to Move
SpaceX just rolled its Super Heavy Booster prototype (B3) onto the test pad at Boca Chica, bringing the company closer…
The "Crisis in Cosmology" Might not be a Crisis After all
Our measurements of cosmic expansion might be better than we've thought. Maybe even good enough to make cosmic tension go…
Satellites can Track Microplastics From Space
Sometimes simple and elegant solutions are all that is needed to solve a problem. One problem that was searching for…
One of the Brightest Star-Forming Regions in the Milky Way, Seen in Infrared
Certain parts of the galaxy are more magical than others. There are barren wastelands where barely a particle strays through…
The Square Kilometer Array has Gotten the Official Green Light to Begin Construction
The Square Kilometer Array, the largest radio telescope ever proposed, just commenced construction in South Africa and Australia.
Potentially More Subsurface Lakes Found on Mars
One of the hardest things to reconcile in science is when new data either complicates or refutes previously findings. It’s…