Astronomy
Gravitational waves could show what’s happening inside a star as it’s going supernova
It's kind of hard to see inside a star as it's blowing up, because of the whole "blowing up" part,…
Neptune & Triton – August 31, 1989.
Image-processor extraordinaire Kevin Gill has reached back in time to give us a new image of Neptune and its moon…
Some Quasars Actually Contain Two Supermassive Black Holes in the Process of Merging
Astronomers have found a powerful quasar powered by two supermassive black holes.
Review: Canadarm and Collaboration by Elizabeth Howell
Think you know the Canadian space program? A new book may prove otherwise. The book is Canadarm and Collaboration: How…
Machine Learning Algorithm Scoops up 50 New Exoplanets
A machine learning algorithm created by scientists in the UK has confirmed 50 new exoplanets, effectively opening the door to…
Astronomers Thought They’d Found a Red Dwarf That Wasn’t Hostile to its Habitable Zone Planets. They Were Wrong
New research using Hubble archive data shows that GJ 887, the nearby red dwarf star system with two exoplanets, might…
Hubble Shows the True Size of Andromeda
It's possible that you've seen the Andromeda galaxy (M31) without even realizing it. The massive spiral galaxy appears as a…
Quasars can twinkle?
It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. With a recent upgrade to a 50-year-old radio telescope,…
The Solar System has been Flying Through the Debris of a Supernova for 33,000 Years
An Ancient Voyage Earth is on a journey… While our planet orbits the Sun each year - a billion kilometers…
A New Non-toxic Propellant is Looking Promising
Believe it or not there are some people out there who think traditional rocket science is too easy and want…