Astronomy
Aliens in 2,034 Nearby Star Systems Could use the Transit Method to see Earth
New research shows that a handful of nearby stars that are known to have planets could have been watching Earth…
There’s a Problem With Hubble, and NASA Hasn’t Been Able to fix it yet
After thirty years of faithful service, the venerable Hubble is experiencing a technical issue that NASA is still trying to…
Space Perspective Puts Tickets for Stratospheric Balloon Tours on Sale
Florida-based Space Perspective is opening its ticket window for 20-mile-high balloon flights that provide an astronaut’s-eye view of Earth. The list price…
A New Technique for “Seeing” Exoplanet Surfaces Based on the Content of their Atmospheres
A new study takes a look at how the presence of a surface can affect an exoplanets atmosphere, giving astrobiologists…
The Largest Rotating Objects in the Universe: Galactic Filaments Hundreds of Millions of Light-Years Long
We've known for a while about the large-scale structure of the Universe. Galaxies reside in filaments hundreds of millions of…
Catch New Galactic Nova Herculis 2021 in Hercules the Hero
Now’s the time to catch Nova Herculis 2021, before it fades from view.
CHIME Detected Over 500 Fast Radio Burst in its First Year, Providing new Clues to What’s Causing Them
The CHIME radio observatory detected over 500 Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) during its first year in operation, the study of…
Astronomers Have Found the Perfect Exoplanet to Study Another World’s Atmosphere
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found a new planet, and the discovery of this sub-Neptune exoplanet has scientists excited…
Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not be a Solid Chunk of Metal After All, but Another Rubble Pile
Asteroid 16 Psyche, often sensationally dubbed the 10,000 quadrillion dollar asteroid due to its composition of valuable metals, may not…
Relativity Space Gets a Huge Investment to Take on SpaceX With Reusable Rockets
Relativity Space, a recent to the commercial space sector, is primed to become one of SpaceX and Blue Origin's toughest…