Nancy Atkinson
The Extremely Large Telescope’s Dome is on the Move
Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) reached a milestone, with the structure of the dome completed just enough where…
Atmosphere Pressure Changes Could Explain Mars Methane
One ongoing mystery on Mars is the sporadic detection of atmospheric methane. Since 1999 detections have been made by Earth-based…
The World's Largest Iceberg Sets Sail for Adventure Beyond Antarctic Waters
In November 2023, the monster iceberg A23e finally dislodged from the seafloor after being grounded and stuck there for 40…
NASA Lost Contact With its Ingenuity Helicopter Briefly, but it's Back
Imagine remotely flying a drone or small aircraft from a great distance and loosing contact with it during flight. You’d…
This Strange-Looking Galaxy is Actually Two. And They're Merging
This strange-looking galaxy seems to be a spiral with a long tidal tail stretching away. It's known as Arp 122,…
The Ice Sheet on Mars is Even Thicker Than Previously Believed
Maybe Mars isn’t as dry as we thought. ESA's Mars Express has revealed new details about a region near Mars’…
Machine Learning Could Find all the Martian Caves We Could Ever Want
The surface of Mars is hostile and unforgiving. But put a few meters of regolith between you and the Martian…
Satellite Data Shows US East Coast is Sinking
Based on satellite imagery, geologists have determined major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, some areas as much…
A Solo Brown Dwarf Found With Auroras
Astronomers have used JWST to find a brown dwarf with polar auroras like the Earth, or Jupiter. This is surprising…
JWST and Chandra Team Up for a Stunning View of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
NASA's long-lived Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up with JWST for the first time, producing this incredibly detailed image of the…