Astronomy
The Air Leak on the International Space Station is Worse Than Previously Believed
The crew aboard the ISS have managed to narrow the search for the leak, which NASA and Roscosmos both insist…
Here’s a Clever Idea, Looking for the Shadows of Trees On Exoplanets to Detect Multicellular Life
That's the kind of headline that can leave us scratching our heads. How can you see tree shadows on other…
The Carina Nebula. Seen With and Without Adaptive Optics
Ever wonder how modern astronomical observatories take such clear images of distant objects? Advances in mirror design have allowed for…
Those are Exoplanets. You’re Looking at Actual Exoplanets 63 Light-Years Away!
By combining two exoplanet detection methods for the first time ever, the GRAVITY collaboration has confirmed the existence of a…
What Decides the Shape of Planetary Nebulae? Whatever’s Orbiting a Star When it Dies
Planetary nebulae are some of the most beautiful objects in the galaxy, spanning a variety of shapes and sizes. They're…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XI: What is the Transcension Hypothesis
Could it be that the reason we haven't heard from any aliens is because they transcended and aren't interested in…
Mars Express Finds Even More Ponds of Water Under the Ground on Mars
A reexamination of data obtained by the Mars Express probe has found more evidence of stable bodies of water beneath…
A Rogue Earth-Mass Planet Has Been Discovered Freely Floating in the Milky Way Without a Star
If a solar system is a family, then some planets leave home early. Whether they want to or not. Once…
Astronomers think they’ve found an exoplanet in a galaxy 23 million light-years away
Using a variety of techniques astronomers have successfully identified thousands of exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside of our…
Cheops Finds a World That’s Utterly Alien From Anything We Have in the Solar System
The ESA's CHEOPS (Characterizing Exoplanets Satellite) mission has announced its first discovery. It's called WASP-189 b, and it's a blistering…