‘Landmark moment’: Scientists reveal the most detailed photo of a solar flare ever captured
The Inouye Solar Telescope captured this image of a solar flare on August 8, 2024. (Image credit: NSF/NSO/AURA,…
Why are our solar system planets tilted: These warped exoplanet-forming disks may offer clues
The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the planets in our solar system may have…
Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star in ‘remarkable discovery’
Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years…
How old is Jupiter: Meteorite ‘raindrops’ help scientists pin down gas giant’s age
In some cases, to learn more about our solar system, all we have to do is look at…
Record-breaking 30th flight planned for SpaceX Falcon 9 booster as it launches Starlink satellites – Spaceflight Now
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands at pad 39A for its planned launch with 21 Starlink satellites. Image:…
James Webb Space Telescope’s first observation of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals something strange
Researchers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to observe 3I/ATLAS on Aug. 6. (Image credit: NASA/James Webb Space…
This Giant Sphere Just Joined the Hunt for ‘Ghost Particles’
The elusive neutrino—a near massless particle with no charge—tests the limits of physicists’ creativity, but sometimes the answer…
Why an astronaut just christened Royal Caribbean’s biggest cruise ship
Kellie Gerardi’s travel quirks and must-haves on Great American Vacation Kellie Gerardi opens up about travel habits, window…
SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into orbit, completes 400th Falcon 9 droneship landing (video)
SpaceX launched a fresh stack of Starlink internet satellites into orbit Wednesday morning (Aug. 27), and nailed a…
Warped spacetime with surprise ‘double-zoom’ reveals radiation around distant supermassive black hole
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers…
The Sun’s Hidden Threads Revealed in Stunning Solar Flare Images
For the first time, astronomers have directly observed the Sun’s tiniest magnetic loops, hidden inside a massive solar…
NASA’s year-long Mars simulation features vertical farm for astronaut food trials
Four volunteers are months into…