Astronomy
Air Showers Ruin Astrophotos, but They Could be a New Method for Studying the Universe
New research from Japan has shown how cosmic ray air showers could be studied to learn more about the nature…
Comet Encke and the Halloween Fireballs of 2023
Will Comet 2/P Encke ‘trick’ or ‘treat’ observers this year?
JWST Observes the Kuiper Belt: Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar
Using data acquired by the JWST, an international team of planetary scientists have revealed new insights about some of the…
The Milky Way’s Stolen Globular Clusters
Modern astronomy holds that all major galaxies (with the Milky Way as no exception) are the accumulation of numerous small…
A Simulation Predicts Where Astronomers Should Look to Find Intermediate-mass Black Holes
The universe is swimming in black holes, from stellar mass to supermassive behemoths. But, there's one class that remains elusive:…
A Comprehensive Blueprint for the Settlement of Mars
A new study considers all the challenges, benefits, and necessary steps for settling Mars.
TRAPPIST-1 Has Flares. What Does This Mean for its Planets?
Using spectra obtained by Webb, an international team examined three TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets during a series of flares.
Astronomers See the Afterglow Where Two Ice Giant Planets Collided
What would happen if two giant planets collided? It would be terrifying to behold if it happened in our Solar…
China is Planning to Double the Size of its Space Station
China announced that it will double the size of Tiangong in the hopes that it will fill the void left…
The Closest Star Cluster Spat out an Extremely Massive White Dwarf
The Hyades star cluster is only about 153 light-years away. At that short distance away, it's visible with the unaided…