Astronomy
Here’s the First Image From NOAA’s New Weather Satellite
The NOAA's GOES-17 satellite, a second-generation Earth-observing satellite, recently released its "first light" pictures of Earth.
Okay, Last Year’s Kilonova Did Probably Create a Black Hole
The kilonova event that took place last year, where two neutron stars merged, is now believed to have formed a…
Pluto has “Sand Dunes”, but Instead of Sand, it’s Grains of Frozen Methane
After reviewing data from the New Horizons mission, an international team of scientists determined that Pluto has dunes made of…
What are the Chances that the Next Generation LSST Could Find New Planets in the Solar System?
In a new study led by the Lowell Observatory, a team of researchers indicate how the next-generation Large Synoptic Survey…
This is What Happens When a Black Hole Gobbles up a Star
An international team of scientists recently created a unified model that shows what happens when stars are consumed by a…
Planets on Parade: Saturn at Opposition 2018
We're in the midst of a parade of planets crossing the evening sky. Jupiter reached opposition on May 9th, and…
Astronomers Observe a Pulsar 6500 Light-Years From Earth and See Two Separate Flares Coming off its Surface
A team of Canadian astronomers viewed an eclipsing binary pulsar and used the gas as an "interstellar lens" to capture…
Two Spacecraft Will Get Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before
Two upcoming missions - NASA's Parker Solar Probe and the ESA's Solar Orbiter - will get closer to the Sun…
Oumuamua was Just the Beginning. Astronomers Find an Interstellar Asteroid Orbiting Retrograde near Jupiter.
A new study by a pair of astronomers has indicated that near Jupiter, there is an interstellar asteroid that has…
The Ant Nebula Actually has Intense Laser Emissions Coming From its Core
A team of astronomers, using the Herschel Observatory, recently observed a series of laser emissions coming from the ant nebula.