Astronomy
James Webb is a GO for Cycle 2 Observations!
The observation programs for Cycle 2 of the James Webb Space Telescope have just been announced, and they are a…
NASA's VIPER Rover's First Moments on the Moon Might Be its Most Terrifying
NASA is building its first-ever robotic lunar rover. Named VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), the rover is set for…
NASA Locks Four Volunteers Into a One-Year Mission in a Simulated Mars Habitat
On June 25, 2023, a crew of four volunteers entered a simulated Martian habitat, from which they will not emerge…
Dark Matter Might Interact in a Totally Unexpected Way With the Universe
A new theory of Dark Matter suggests that it interact with normal matter in a non-localized way, potentially revolutionizing our…
Here Come JWST’s First Images of Saturn
Note: This story has been updated with new images. It's Saturn's turn. The JWST is aiming its powerful, gold-coated, segmented…
Light Pollution is Out of Control
Concern over global light pollution is growing. Astronomers are noticing its growing effect on astronomical observations, just as predicted in…
Nancy Grace Roman and Vera Rubin Will be the Perfect Astronomical Partnership
The Vera Rubin Observatory and the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope are two powerful astronomical instruments due to come online in…
A Feline in the Heavens: The Smiling Cat Nebula
A stellar nursery sounds like a placid place where baby stars go about their business undisturbed. But, of course, a…
AI Could Help Astronomers Rapidly Generate Hypotheses
Almost anywhere you go on the internet, it seems nearly impossible to escape articles on AI. Even here at UT,…
A New Way to Measure Distances in the Universe
If we want to understand the Universe, we have to start with its size. Ancient people had no idea there…