Astronomy
A 100-Meter Rotating Liquid Mirror Telescope on the Moon? Yes Please.
A team from UT Austin has renewed a proposal for a liquid-mirror telescope on the Moon that could study the…
Earth and the Moon Might Have Captured an Old Upper Stage Rocket
According to NASA, an object detected between the Earth and Moon could actually be the spent stage of a rocket…
Past Supernovae Could be Written Into Tree Rings
A new study by CU Boulder geoscientist Robert Brakenridge shows how nearby supernovae could have disrupted Earth's climate in the…
A Record Close Shave: Asteroid 2020 VT4 Just Skimmed by Earth
Wow. A low-flying space rock set a record last Friday (appropriately, the 13th), when 2020 VT4 passed just under 400…
New Horizons Saw the Universe With Even Less Light Pollution than Hubble’s View
A new study based on New Horizons data has conducted the most accurate measurements of the Universe's background light to…
What Role do Radioactive Elements Play in a Planet’s Habitability?
According to new study by a team from UC Santa Cruz, the right amount of radioactive elements could also be…
The Average Temperature of the Universe has Been Getting Hotter and Hotter
A recent study by an international team of scientists shows that the Universe is getting hotter (not cooler) with time!
Europa’s Nightside Glows in the Dark
A team of NASA scientists has conducted a study that shows what the surface of Europa will look like, which…
From a Tempest to a Trickle: Prospects for the 2020 Leonid Meteor Shower
Following the Leonid meteors in 2020.
Meteorite Tells Us About Water on Mars 4.4 Billion Years Ago
Meteorites often offer terrific glimpses into worlds we are unable to otherwise access. Sometimes those worlds are simply fragments of…