Neptune & Triton – August 31, 1989.
Image-processor extraordinaire Kevin Gill has reached back in time to give us a new image of Neptune and its moon…
SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Nails Another Hop Test! Bring on Orbital Flights!
SpaceX has nailed the hop test once again and the Starship is on its way toward making high-altitude flights and…
Some Quasars Actually Contain Two Supermassive Black Holes in the Process of Merging
Astronomers have found a powerful quasar powered by two supermassive black holes.
Review: Canadarm and Collaboration by Elizabeth Howell
Think you know the Canadian space program? A new book may prove otherwise. The book is Canadarm and Collaboration: How…
Machine Learning Algorithm Scoops up 50 New Exoplanets
A machine learning algorithm created by scientists in the UK has confirmed 50 new exoplanets, effectively opening the door to…
Astronomers Thought They’d Found a Red Dwarf That Wasn’t Hostile to its Habitable Zone Planets. They Were Wrong
New research using Hubble archive data shows that GJ 887, the nearby red dwarf star system with two exoplanets, might…
Hubble Shows the True Size of Andromeda
It's possible that you've seen the Andromeda galaxy (M31) without even realizing it. The massive spiral galaxy appears as a…
Quasars can twinkle?
It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. With a recent upgrade to a 50-year-old radio telescope,…
The Solar System has been Flying Through the Debris of a Supernova for 33,000 Years
An Ancient Voyage Earth is on a journey… While our planet orbits the Sun each year - a billion kilometers…
Hubble’s Photo of the Cygnus Loop is, Of Course, Incredible
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you may think the above image portrays the "Nexus" from the movie Star Trek:…