Astronomy
5,000 Exoplanets!
Before NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission launched in 2018, astronomers tried to understand what it would find in…
Incredible Image Shows Twin Stellar Jets Blasting Out of a Star-Forming Region
Young stars go through a lot as they're being born. They sometimes emit jets of ionized gas called MHOs—Molecular Hydrogen…
Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe
A new data release from a gravitational wave consortium has revealed indications of the long sough-after gravitational wave background (GWB).
With Webb Safely Launched, Focus Shifts to the Ariane 6
Last month, an Ariane 5 rocket carried the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) safely to space, the latest of 112…
If Launched by 2028, a Spacecraft Could Catch up With Oumuamua in 26 Years
A new study by the Institute of Interstellar Studies (i4is) shows that with the right maneuver, a spacecraft could catch…
A new Kind of Supernova has Been Discovered
A new supernova discovery shows that Wolf-Rayet stars explode after all.
NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth
NASA and HeroX just launched two exciting incentive competitions to address the challenges of astronaut waste during missions to Mars…
These Newly-Discovered Planets are Doomed
Astronomers have spied three more exoplanets. But the discovery might not last long. Each planet is in a separate solar…
20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes
Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.
A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet
A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!