Astronomy
Astronomers Detect the Faint Glow of Stars in Between Galaxies
Not all stars are members of galaxies. Some stars exist in the space between galaxies, though they didn't form there.…
Astronomers Directly Image Debris Disk and find a Jupiter-Sized Planet Orbiting a Sunlike Star
The SHINE collaboration recently observed a Super-Jupiter within a young debris orbiting a nearby star. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); M. Weiss…
The Technique for Detecting Meteors Could be Used to Find Dark Matter Particles Entering the Atmosphere
Researchers from Ohio State University have come up with a novel method to detect dark matter, based on existing meteor-detecting…
The Second-Closest Supermassive Black Hole Might be in a Nearby Dwarf Galaxy
There's a little galaxy in the Milky Way's cosmic neighborhood called Leo 1. It's a dwarf spheroidal that lies less…
Asteroid Explodes Over Canada, Artemis I Updates, Very Large Telescope Improvements
Updates on Artemis I. NASA predicted an asteroid striking Canada. James Webb’s view of Titan. New adaptive optics for the…
The First SLS Launch Caused Damage to the Launch Pad. How bad was it?
When you test launch the most powerful rocket ever successfully flown, there’s bound to be some collateral damage. With 8.8…
With JWST Fully Operational Again, we get Images Like This: Saturn’s Moon Titan
The James Webb's mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) is back online, and took a new image of Saturn's largest moon Titan!
The Milky Way’s Stellar Halo Isn’t a Sphere After All
Our galaxy's stellar halo is giving astronomers some new food for thought. It turns out everyone thought the halo was…
Hubble Sees a Dense Cloud of Gas and Dust That’s About to Become a Star
The process of star birth begins in a shroud of gas and dust. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) excels in showing…
Einstein's Predictions for Gravity Have Been Tested at the Largest Possible Scale
A new study by an international team indicates that either Einstein was wrong, or something else has been driving cosmic…