Astronomy
The Venerable Hubble Space Telescope Keeps Delivering
The world was much different in 1990 when NASA astronauts removed the Hubble Space Telescope from Space Shuttle Discovery's cargo…
Not All Black Holes are Ravenous Gluttons
Some Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) consume vast quantities of gas and dust, triggering brilliant light shows that can outshine an…
New Photos Show Jupiter’s Tiny Moon Amalthea
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spies a tiny inner moon of Jupiter, Amalthea.
A Star Became 1,000 Times Brighter, and Now Astronomers Know Why
Astronomers were surprised in 1937 when a star in a binary pair suddenly brightened by 1,000 times. The pair is…
White Dwarfs are Often Polluted With Heavier Elements. Now We Know Why
When stars exhaust their hydrogen fuel at the end of their main sequence phase, they undergo core collapse and shed…
Do Clashing Galaxies Create Odd Radio Circles?
Within the last five years, astronomers have discovered a new type of astronomical phenomenon that exists on vast scales –…
Why Hot Jupiters Spiral into Their Stars
Exoplanets are a fascinating astronomy topic, especially the so-called "Hot Jupiters". They're overheated massive worlds often found orbiting very close…
Astronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Spheres
There's something poetic about humanity's attempt to detect other civilizations somewhere in the Milky Way's expanse. There's also something futile…
We Need to Consider Conservation Efforts on Mars
Astrobiology is the field of science that studies the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the Universe. In…
A Nebula that Extends its Hand into Space
The Gum Nebula is an emission nebula almost 1400 light-years away. It's home to an object known as "God's Hand"…