Brian Koberlein

NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months

The JWST will only capture a small portion of the infrared sky. To see more, we need a satellite like…

3 years ago

The Sun Didn't Have any Sunspots for 70 Years, now we Might Know why

A study of nearly 60 stars lets us understand why our Sun was once quiet for 70 years.

3 years ago

New Radio Images of Bizarre “Odd Radio Circles” Which are Vastly Bigger Than the Milky Way

Strange galaxy-sized circles are emitting radio light, and we don't know why.

3 years ago

It's Confirmed. We now Know of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets

There are now more than 5,000 known planets in the universe, and we're just getting started.

3 years ago

Astronomers Could Detect Gravitational Waves by Tracking the Moon's Orbit Around the Earth

Detecting gravitational waves by observing the Moon's motion could help solve one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology.

3 years ago

There are Deposits of ice at Mercury's Poles too

Ice was discovered on Mercury's poles thanks to planetary radar.

3 years ago

A new way to Confirm Hawking's Idea That Black Holes Give off Radiation

A quantum experiment simulates how Hawking radiation could affect quantum systems.

3 years ago

If Axions are Dark Matter, we've got new Hints About Where to Look for Them

A computer simulation of dark matter points to axions being more massive than expected.

3 years ago

Neutron Stars Could be the Best way to Measure Dark Energy

Neutron star collisions might be able to prove that dark energy is just an illusion.

3 years ago

Astronomers see Dead Planets Crashing Into Dead Stars

Some planets end by colliding with the remnant of their once shining star.

3 years ago