Nancy Atkinson
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…
Astronomers Test an Exoplanet Instrument on Jupiter
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has a high-resolution spectrograph called ESPRESSO, designed specifically to detecting and characterize…
Watch a Full Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk
On November 8th, NASA's Curiosity Rover paused its incessant science work and just watched the day unfold on Mars. The…
Questions Remain on Chinese Rocket That Created an Unusual Double Crater on the Moon
In November, we reported how an impact on the Moon from a Chinese Long March rocket booster created an unusual…
It’s Time for Saturn’s “Spokes” to Return
Astronomers have been observing Saturn with the Hubble Space Telescope and several other spacecraft for decades and have noticed something…
Finally. A Productive Use for Nuclear Weapons: Asteroid Defense
While it has been a favorite disaster movie theme, nuking an incoming asteroid in the real world has been touted…
Enjoy the Holiday-Themed Christmas Tree Cluster
Just in time for the holidays, a new composite image of the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) has been released.…