Astronomy
Sunshield Layers Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as Mirror Cryo Cooling Testing Commences
The complex multilayered sunshield that will protect the delicate optics and state of the art infrared science instruments of NASA’s…
New Study Claims There are Four Exoplanets Around Nearest Sun-Like Star!
A recent study by an international team of scientists has revealed four Earth-like planets around tau Ceti, a Sun-like star…
What are Gas Giants?
The outer planets of the Solar System - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - are gas giants, a designation which…
New Horizons’ Next Flyby Target Just Got Weirder!
In preparation for their historic flyby with a KBO, the New Horizons team conducted observations that indicated that the target…
Standford Team Creates mDOT, a Mini-Starshade for Exoplanet Research
A team from Standford University's Space Rendezvous Laboratory have created a small-scale demonstrator of Starshade technology to help in the…
Messier 53 – the NGC 5024 Globular Cluster
Located 58,000 light from years, in the northern constellation Coma Berenices, is the globular cluster known as Messier 53.
NASA Voyager Probes Still Going Strong After 40 Years
The Voyager probes, humanity's longest-running and farthest-reaching missions, are celebrating their 40th anniversaries this summer!
Bad News For Proxima b: An Earth-Like Atmosphere Might Not Survive There
A new study led by researchers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center indicates that Proxima b would be likely to…
Hubble Eyes Stratosphere Around a Very Hot, Watery Jupiter!
A recent study by a team of astronomers, using data provided by Hubble, has provided the best evidence to date…
Need a Job? NASA is Looking for a New Planetary Protection Officer
NASA recently announced that it is looking for a new Planetary Protection Officer, a position which is growing in importance,…