Astronomy
The Lowest Mass Black Hole has Been Found, only 3.3 Times the Mass of the Sun
A team of astronomers recently discovered the smallest black hole to date, which indicates that there may be far more…
Asteroid Hygiea is Round Enough That it Could Qualify as a Dwarf Planet, the Smallest in the Solar System
Using the Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers observed Hygeia and determined it could be the smallest dwarf…
Mars 2020 Stands Up on its Wheels For The First Time
The Mars 2020 rover recently passed a milestone at NASA JPL, where it stood on its wheels and legs for…
Clouds On Jupiter Rising Up Above the Surrounding Atmosphere
Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter's clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its clouds rise…
New Telescope Instrument Will Watch the Sky with 5,000 Eyes
Dark Energy is the mysterious force driving the expansion of the Universe. We don't know what dark energy is, even…
Astronomers See the Wreckage from a Collision Between Exoplanets
The history of our Solar System is punctuated with collisions. Collisions helped create the terrestrial planets and end the reign…
Breakthrough Listen and NASA Team Up to Look for Signs of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence!
Breakthrough Listen recently entered into a partnership with members of the NASA TESS mission team to search for aliens!
Astronomers See Strontium in the Kilonova Wreckage, Proof that Neutron Star Collisions Manufacture Heavy Elements in the Universe
Astronomers have spotted Strontium in the aftermath of a collision between two neutron stars. This is the first time a…
James Webb Tests its Sun-Shield. So Far, So Good.
Rigorous testing is at the heart of any successful space mission. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be a…
Did an Ancient Supernova Force Humans to Walk Upright?
A new study hints at a possible fascinating twist in human evolution. Did a chain of cosmic events triggered by…