The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power
BepiColombo is a joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury. It was launched in 2018 on a complex trajectory to the Solar…
Astronauts Could Deploy Extra Arms to Stay Stable on the Moon
Walking along on the surface of the Moon, as aptly demonstrated by the Apollo astronauts, is no easy feat. The…
Not All Black Holes are Ravenous Gluttons
Some Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) consume vast quantities of gas and dust, triggering brilliant light shows that can outshine an…
Webb Sees Black Holes Merging Near the Beginning of Time
A long time ago, in two galaxies far, far away, two massive black holes merged. This happened when the Universe…
The Sun Hurls its Most Powerful Flare in a Decades
The Sun has been vying for attention these last couple of weeks. First with the appearance of a fabulous complex…
Juno Reveals Secrets About Europa’s Icy Surface
Europa has always held a fascination to me. I think it’s the concept of a world with a sub-surface ocean…
Scientists Test for Quantum Gravity
The tension between quantum mechanics and relativity has long been a central split in modern-day physics. Developing a theory of…
New Photos Show Jupiter’s Tiny Moon Amalthea
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spies a tiny inner moon of Jupiter, Amalthea.
Linking Organic Molecules to Hydrothermal Vents on Enceladus
Despite the vast distance between us and Saturn's gleaming moon Enceladus, the icy ocean moon is a prime target in…
A Star Became 1,000 Times Brighter, and Now Astronomers Know Why
Astronomers were surprised in 1937 when a star in a binary pair suddenly brightened by 1,000 times. The pair is…