Astronomy
A Second Cable has Failed at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to the Radio Observatory
Another main cable that supports the Arecibo Observatory broke last week, falling onto the reflector dish and causing more damage.…
The Driest Place on Earth Could Help Predict How Life Might be Surviving on Mars
Scientist find microbes in clay deposits beneath the Atacama desert, a good sign for missions looking for life on Mars
Massive stars get kicked out of clusters
The largest stars in the universe tend to be loners, and new research points to the reason why. Although massive…
Vera Rubin Should be Able to Detect a Couple of Interstellar Objects a Month
A new study by Harvard astrophysicists tells us that once operational, the Vera C. Rubin will be able to spot…
An Extreme Simulation of the Universe’s First Stars
An international team of astronomers has conducted an extreme simulation that modeled what the formation of the first stars looked…
How Will Starlink’s Packet Routing Work?
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite cluster has been receiving more and more headline space recently as it continues adding satellites at a…
The Spherical Structure at the Core of the Milky Way Formed in a Single Burst of Star Formation
Like other spiral galaxies, the Milky Way has a bulging sphere of stars in its center. It's called "The Bulge,"…
Enter Comet S3 Erasmus: A Bright Comet For November
Comet C/2020 S3 Erasmus to end out the cometary cavalcade for 2020.
Based on Kepler Data, There’s a 95% Chance of an Earth-Like Planet Within 20 Light-Years
Combining data from the retired Kepler mission with the Gaia Observatory, a team of scientists have produced new estimates for…
Are the Clouds of Jupiter Haunted?
Are spirits amongst the clouds of Jupiter? The answer might be yes! A recent publication in the Journal of Geophysical…