Astronomy
Brines Could be Present on the Surface of Mars for up to 12 Hours, Never for a Full day
We are extremely interested in the possibility of water on Mars, because where there's water, there's the potential for life.…
One of the Largest, Most Complete Einstein Rings Ever Seen. Astronomers Call it the “Molten Ring”
A very rare astronomical phenomenon has been in the headlines a lot recently, and for good reason. It will be…
A Single Filament of Gas Has Been Discovered That Stretches 50 Million Light-Years
Minute vibrating strings found in string theory are not the only ones that are of interest to physicists. The Standard…
Astronomy 2021: Top Events for the Coming Year
Eclipses, meteor showers, occultations and more.
A Proposal for a Neutrino Detection Array Spanning 200,000 Square Kilometers
Sometimes in astronomy the acronym for a project fits it particularly well. That would absolutely be the case for the…
China’s Planning to Launch a Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory in the 2030s: TianQin. Here’s how it’ll Stack up Against LISA
The successful detection of gravitational waves has been a game-changer for astronomy. And now the new frontier is in space,…
This galaxy took only 500 million years to form
Galaxies are supposed to build up a very slowly, taking billions of years to acquire their vast bulk. But a…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XIV: What is the Aurora Hypothesis?
Is it possible that we haven't heard from aliens because colonizing exoplanets is hazardous to your health? So says the…
The European Extremely Large Telescope Just Got a 10% Budget Boost, Now Costing $1.5 Billion
Funding is an extremely important aspect of any large-scale science project. The whims of financial controllers can greatly expand or…
Here are NASA’s Science Priorities for the Artemis Missions
NASA has released the Artemis III Science Definition Team Report, which defines the science operations that the "first woman and…