Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
Where are all the ‘hot Neptune’ exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out
Astronomers have launched a new program known as ATREIDES to study a mysterious “desert” in space. But unlike…
Hubble Network raises $70 million to accelerate 60-satellite Bluetooth constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — Hubble Network has secured $70 million in Series B funding to help deploy a 60-satellite…
Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable, and astronomers may know soon
Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first…
Image of Titan taken 20 years ago continues to surprise scientists
On January 14, 2005, the European-built Huygens probe touched down on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. With that single…
First black hole ever imaged has changed ‘dramatically’ in just 4 years, new study finds
One of the first black holes ever imaged is even stranger than we thought, new images of its…
NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth
A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of…
James Webb telescope uncovers massive rogue planets building their own planetary systems
The universe is full of surprises, but this one might just rewrite our cosmic neighborhood rules. Imagine planets…
Exoplanet could have Earth-like atmosphere, study suggests
Facebook Tweet Email Link Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an…
Astra plans mid-2026 first launch of Rocket 4
PARIS — Astra is targeting next summer for the first flight of its Rocket 4 vehicle as the…
NASA Mission to Map Sun’s Protective Bubble Could Help Better Predict Dangerous Space Weather
The Sun is an energetic star, constantly radiating energy and pumping streams of charged particles out into space.…
5 threats that make a Mars mission fatal for humans, according to NASA
For decades, the idea of sending humans to Mars has captured scientific and public imagination alike. Yet despite…