Astronomy
New Perspective of Jezero Crater Shows the Path Perseverance Could use to Navigate
NASA has released images that show the path Perseverance could take through the Jezero crater during its primary mission.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Get A Starshade Of Its Own
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is getting closer and closer to its launch date in 2025. This Hubble-class wide-field…
Phobos and Deimos: Two Moons, From One Source?
Running the clock back on the enigmatic pair of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos gives researchers insight to their possible…
This Is What Rolling Blackouts Look Like From Space
Extreme winter weather hit Texas hard this February. An air mass from the arctic extended deep into the United States…
A Review of “Extraterrestrial” by Prof. Avi Loeb
Professor Avi Loeb's new book, Extraterrestrial, tells the tale of how he 'Oumuamua may be humanity's first interstellar messenger.
Did Ancient Martian Life Eat Rocks For Food?
Some lucky astronomers get to work with some of the rarest material in the world. Real Martian meteorites are extraordinarily…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Neutron Star Remnant Left Behind from Supernova 1987A
It was the brightest supernova in nearly 400 years when it lit the skies of the southern hemisphere in February…
Titan’s Atmosphere Recreated in an Earth Laboratory
A recent study led by IBM-Zurich has recreated what goes on in Titan's atmosphere, which could help scientists find evidence…
Our Part of the Galaxy is Packed with Binary Stars
Binary star systems are everywhere. They make up a huge percentage of all known solar systems: from what we can…
The Mars Helicopter is Online and Getting Ready to Fly
Earth is the only planet in the solar system with aircraft capable of sustained flight. Suppose the ground-breaking Ingenuity helicopter,…