Astronomy
Many Next-Generation Telescopes are Carried on Balloons. Here's What the Next Decade Holds in Balloon Astronomy
NASA's Balloon Program Analysis Group recently presented a roadmap to NASA, to guide them on how to plan and fund…
Artemis 1 Launch, Secret Space Plane, JWST Protection Plan
SLS finally launches to the Moon. SpaceX gets another contract from NASA. James Webb gets a protection plan from micrometeoroids.…
Andromeda Contains the Remnants of a Recent “Feeding Event”
There's a growing body of evidence that galaxies grow large by merging with other galaxies. Telescopes like the Hubble have…
BlueWalker-3 Unfolds, Brightens One-Hundredfold
After months of waiting, we’re getting our first good looks at a fully deployed BlueWalker-3 this coming weekend.
Are We in for a Leonid Outburst Friday Night?
The November Leonid meteors may produce a surprise outburst this weekend.
Greenland’s ice Loss is Worse Than We Thought
A NASA_supported study says that Greenland's ice sheet is melting much faster than previously thought.
The X-37B is Back After 908 Days in Orbit. What was it Doing up There? That's Classified
At 5:22 AM Eastern Time on November 12, the Space Force’s (and Air Force’s) X-37B spaceplane landed back on Earth…
A White Dwarf is Surrounded by Torn-up Pieces of its Inner Planets and its Kuiper Belt
What will happen to our Sun? In several billion years, it'll cease fusion, shrivel into a white dwarf, and emanate…
New Observations Confirm That a Magnetar has a Solid Surface and No Atmosphere
Can a star have a solid surface? It might sound counterintuitive. But human intuition is a response to our evolution…
SLS Hurricanes, James Webb Fixed, Strange Quark Star
JWST’s MIRI is fully operational again. Have astronomers found the first strange star? The first test of an inflatable heat…