Astronomy
Subaru Telescope Sees 1800 Supernovae
Japanese astronomers have captured images of an astonishing 1800 supernovae. 58 of these supernovae are the scientifically-important Type 1a supernovae…
Phew! James Webb passes its final thermal vacuum test. Still on track for 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope recently completed vacuum chamber testing, and is good to go for its 2021 launch date!
The First-Ever Film of a Total Solar Eclipse – in 1900 – was Just Discovered and Restored
The first film of a total solar eclipse has been restored by specialists at the British Film Institute (BFI) and…
Why do Some Hubble Images Have That Chunk Taken Out of the Corner?
Great question! The answer has to do with Hubble's history. It's easy to forget that the Hubble has been in…
A Very Rare Planet Discovered. Less Massive than Neptune, Hotter than Mercury. Very Few Should Exist
Astronomers have discovered a very rare, very unusual planet in a distant solar system. The planet, called NGTS-4b, is three…
Astronomers are Finding Binary Pairs of Stars Thrown out of Galaxies Together
A rogue star is one that has escaped the gravitational pull of its home galaxy. These stars drift through intergalactic…
New layers of water ice have been found beneath Mars’ North Pole
A new study has found evidence of glacier of water ice beneath Mars' north pole, enough to cover the entire…
18 – Yes, 18 – New Earth-sized Exoplanets have been Found in Kepler’s Data
Scientists working with data from the Kepler mission have discovered an additional 18 Earth-sized worlds. The team used a newer,…
Catching a Ride on the Starlink Satellite Train: Midnight Marvel, or Night Sky Menace?
Have you seen Starlink? It all started, as all good breaking astronomical events seem to do, late on a Friday…
Theory proposes that Venus could have been habitable, but a large ocean slowed down its rotation, killing it
A new study supported by NASA has revealed that an ancient ocean on Venus might have been what slowed down…