From galaxies to knees | Particle
Connor Bottrell didn’t look through a telescope until he was an adult, which makes his current job all…
AI can quickly spot and catalog lunar craters, but accuracy remains a major problem
The Moon’s cratered surface may seem like the perfect place to hand repetitive work to machines. There are…
Rocky planets smaller than Earth may be too small to stay habitable
While a planet can orbit around a Sun-like star and sit comfortably within its habitable zone, it could…
SpaceX set to launch Korean research satellite Sunday morning from Vandenberg; sonic boom expected | Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the CAS500-2 Korean Aerospace Research Institute mission from Space Launch Complex…
‘Dancing jets’ from black hole reveal their immense power
The jets do not move in a straight, obedient line. Around Cygnus X-1, a black hole and a…
‘Project Hail Mary’s’ Relativity Problem Is More Complicated Than You Think
When Ryland Grace reaches Tau Ceti in Project Hail Mary, about four years have passed for his human…
The haziest planet we’ve ever seen won’t give up its secrets
Something is hiding inside Kepler-51d, and it’s doing a remarkably good job of it. About 2,615 light-years away…
Emirates Mars Mission: UAE extends Hope Probe until 2028, new discoveries expected
UAE’s Hope Probe Extended to 2028: What More Will We Learn About Mars? The United Arab Emirates Space…
Astronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years ago
Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape…
John Zarnecki: Titan, Saturn, and beyond
Chris Smith first crossed paths with John Zarnecki in Cambridge during the 1990s, when Chris was immersed in…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope maps 400-light-year-distant planet in 3D, revealing heat so extreme it breaks water apart
An artistic depiction of the WASP-18b exoplanet (Image source: NASA) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has mapped the…
Scientists Spot Two Black Holes Caught in a Deadly Orbital Dance for the First Time
When two black holes meet, they are drawn to one another by way of their enormous gravity, initiating…