Space Exploration
Another Reason Red Dwarfs Might Be Bad for Life: No Asteroid Belts
In a recent study accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las…
Webb Can Detect Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, And Maybe Even See Signs of Life
In a recent study accepted to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led…
Will Mars finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why the planet Venus could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? Despite its harsh…
Will Venus finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? It’s the…
Astronomers Simulate the Cat’s Eye Nebula in 3D
In a recent study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led by…
NASA’s Juno To Skim the Surface of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
This next week will mark a scientifically valuable achievement for NASA’s Juno mission, as the pioneering spacecraft is slated to…
Musk Suggests That Starship Will Probably Make an Orbital Flight in November
SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk recently took to Twitter and hinted that the much-anticipated Starship—currently undergoing upgrades in preparation…
Space Diamonds are Even Harder Than Earth Diamonds
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers led…
Can Astronomers Predict Which Stars Are About to Explode as Supernovae?
In a recent study submitted to High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, a team of researchers from Japan discuss strategies to observe,…
Flying to (Hypothetical) Planet 9: Why visit it, how could we get there, and would it surprise us like Pluto?
In a recent study submitted to Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, an international team of researchers discuss the various mission design…