Astronomy
Want to Find Aliens? The Largest Dataset in the History of SETI has Been Released to the Public
Breakthrough Listen has just released their latest analysis of the past three years of their SETI research, as well as…
Stunning Image Shows How Saturn’s Tiny Moon Sculpts the Planet’s Rings
The Cassini mission to Saturn ended a year and a half ago, but scientific results are still coming from all…
Two Earth-Like Worlds Found Orbiting a Red Dwarf Only 12.5 Light-Years Away
The CARMENES project has detected two more Earth-like planets that orbit a red dwarf star just 12.5 light years away
Competition Will Let You Name an Exoplanet
When it comes to naming all those exoplanets that astronomers keep finding, it's up to the International Astronomical Union (IAU)…
The Earliest Example of Merging Galaxies Ever Found
Galaxy mergers are not particularly rare, but they are important events. Not only for the galaxies involved, but for scientists…
Earth has a Water Cycle. Mars has a Dust Cycle
To say there are some myths circulating about Martian dust storms would be an understatement. Mars is known for its…
In Order to Reveal Planets Around Another star, a Starshade Needs to Fly 40,000 km Away from a Telescope, Aligned Within Only 1 Meter
If NASA sends a Starshade into space, it will need to perform some very accurate formation flying with the space…
An Orbit Map of the Solar System
If you want to know what a talent for scientific visualizations looks like, check out Eleanor Lutz. She's a PhD…
Mimas Pushes Through Saturn’s Rings Like a Snowplow
Saturn's moon Mimas is the smallest of the gas giant's major moons. (Saturn has 62 moons, but some of them…
New Instrument is Searching for Planets Around Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to us, at 4.37 light-years (about 25 trillion miles) away. In 2016, astronomers…