What’s Happening with Betelgeuse? Astronomers Propose a Specialized Telescope to Watch the Star Every Night
An international team of astronomers recommends creating "Betelgeuse Scope" to monitor this mysterious star find out why it has been…
The galaxy with 99.99% dark matter isn’t so mysterious any more
The dwarf galaxy known as Dragonfly 44 caused a stir recently: apparently it had way, way more dark matter than…
NASA Announces 14 New “Tipping Point” Technologies for its Lunar Exploration
NASA recently awarded contracts to fourteen companies to develop technologies that will help them return to the Moon, and stay…
We actually don’t know how fast the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is spinning but there might be a way to find out
The stars at the center of our galaxy could tell us just how fast our closest supermassive black hole is…
Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half of its Coral Over the Last 25 Years
A new study found that warmer ocean temperatures driven by climate change have caused Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to lose…
Impatient? A Spacecraft Could Get to Titan in Only 2 Years Using a Direct Fusion Drive
Fusion power is the technology that is thirty years away, and always will be - according to skeptics at least. …
InSight’s ‘Mole’ is Now Completely buried!
It's been a long road for InSight's Mole. InSight landed on Mars almost two years ago, in November 2018. While…
Operating a Rover in Real-time From a Distance
There are instances other than pandemics when it is necessary to work remotely. Spacecraft operators are forced to do most…
Pluto has Snowcapped Mountains, But Why?
We can thank NASA's New Horizons spacecraft for opening our eyes up to Pluto's complexity. On July 14th, 2015, the…
Summer is Dust Devil Time on Mars
Just like Earth, Mars undergoes seasonal changes due to its axial tilt. And while summer heat on Mars can’t compare…