It Looks Like There are Still Active Volcanoes on Venus
Venus' surface is no stranger to volcanoes. Radar images show more than 1,000 volcanic structures on the planet. But for…
Organic Matter Could Have Delivered Earth’s Water
The origin of Earth's water is a big piece of the puzzle in Earth's history. Did it come from comets…
A ring of high-energy particles surrounding a black hole suddenly disappeared
In March 2018 astronomers watched a massive black hole surge in brightness. Then over the following year, its ring of…
Review: Unistellar’s New eVscope
There’s no finder, and often no eyepiece… and ‘goto’ is as simple as the push of a virtual button. Welcome…
A Black Hole Popping Out of a Traversable Wormhole Should Give Off a Very Specific Signal in Gravitational Waves
Gravitational wave astronomy has changed the way we view the cosmos. In only a few years we have observed the…
Supercomputer Simulation Shows a Supernova 300 Days After it Explodes
The answers to many questions in astronomy are hidden behind the veil of deep time. One of those questions is…
They’re In! The First Images From ESA’s Solar Orbiter
While actually walking on the sun is still just a dream of Smash Mouth fans, humanity has gotten a little…
James Webb Completes a Comprehensive Systems Test for the First Time
The James Webb Space Telescope just passed the critical Comprehensive Systems Test (CST), bringing it a step closer to its…
A Neptune-class exoplanet has been found with its atmosphere stripped away
What happens when a giant planet gets stripped of its atmosphere? It leaves behind a giant core, rich in iron…
Roman Space Telescope and SOFIA Get Their Funding Restored… Again
In May of 2020, NASA made the decision to give the next-generation Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) a proper…