Astronomy
Astronomers Propose a 50-Meter Submillimeter Telescope
Some parts of the Universe only reveal important details when observed in radio waves. That explains why we have ALMA,…
Ariane 6 is Coming Together
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s next generation heavy lift rocket is just months away from its first flight, and its…
This Hot Jupiter is Doomed to Crash Into its Star in Just Three Million Years
In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star. At the time,…
Into Totality: Our Complete Guide to the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse Across North America
What to watch for on April 8th as totality sweeps across the continent.
One of the Oldest Astrolabes Has Both Hebrew and Arabic Markings
I always think of planispheres when I think of astrolabes! Navigators used these ancient devices (astrolabes not planispheres) to provide…
Webb Sees a Surprisingly Active Galaxy When the Universe Was Only 430 Million Years Old
Unlocking the mysteries of the early Universe is one of the JWST's primary endeavours. Finding and examining some of the…
Massive Stars Have the Power to Shape Solar Systems
Stars shape their solar systems. It's true of ours, and it's true of others. But for some massive stars, their…
A Giant Gamma-Ray Bubble is a Source of Extreme Cosmic Rays
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most powerful phenomena in the Universe and something that astronomers have been studying…
How Warm Are the Oceans on the Icy Moons? The Ice Thickness Provides a Clue.
Scientists are discovering that more and more Solar System objects have warm oceans under icy shells. The moons Enceladus and…
This Planet-Forming Disk has More Water Than Earth’s Oceans
Astronomers have detected a large amount of water vapour in the protoplanetary disk around a young star. There's at least…