Astronomers See a Black Hole Wake Up from its Ancient Slumber
Four years ago, the supermassive black hole hidden in the heart of galaxy SDSS1335+0728 roared awake and announced its presence…
Venus is the Perfect Place to Count Meteors
Watching meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere and streak across the sky as the visual spectacle known as meteors, it is…
Do Protons Decay? The Answer Might be on the Moon
Does proton decay exist and how do we search for it? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to…
It’s Not Just Rocks, Scientists Want Samples Mars’s Atmosphere
Mars holds a very special place in our hearts. Chiefly because of all the other planets in the Solar System…
Something’s Always Been Off About the Crab Nebula. Webb Has Revealed Why!
The Crab Nebula has always fascinated me, albeit amazed me that it doesn’t look anything like a crab! It’s the…
Lake Shorelines on Titan are Shaped by Methane Waves
Distant Titan is an oddball in the Solar System. Saturn's largest moon—and the second largest in the entire Solar System—has…
Could We Put Data Centers In Space?
Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm lately. It also requires loads of band-end computing capability to do the…
The JWST Peers into the Heart of Star Formation
The James Webb Space Telescope has unlocked another achievement. This time, the dynamic telescope has peered into the heart of…
Matched Twin Stars are Firing Their Jets Into Space Together
Since it began operating in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed some surprising things about the Universe.…
Astroscale Closes Within 50 Meters of its Space Junk Target
Space debris is a major problem for space exploration. There are millions of pieces up there in orbit from flecks…