SpaceX crowding out competitors with tenfold AI satellite constellation increase
SpaceX has filed a new application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission asking for permission to launch and…
This exoplanet, located about 25 light-years from Earth, could be habitable
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing an exoplanet and a star. Astronomers have recently conducted new…
‘Super-Jupiter’ exoplanet discovered by NASA TESS telescope
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
New study suggests Earth could escape the sun’s fiery demise
This NASA animation shows gamma rays (magenta) arise when accelerated particles in the explosion’s shock wave crash into…
Transient lunar phenomena: the Moon’s flashes
According to the science of transient lunar phenomena, observers have reported brief lights, colors, and hazes on the…
Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan
A look at the dwarf planet Pluto and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, baffled astronomers after the James Webb…
Nebulae, Comets, and Aurorae, Oh My! See the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist — Colossal
769 photographers and astronomers around the world, representing 66 countries, submitted more than 4,000 images to this year’s…
Webb Celebrates Fourth Year of Science By Showing Off its Cutting-Edge Cameras
To celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope’s fourth anniversary of scientific operations, NASA, ESA, and CSA have unveiled…
High nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Williams, G. V. et al. Comet C/2017 u1 (PanSTARRS). Minor Planet Electronic Circulars 2017-U181 (2017). Denneau, L. et…
Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun
Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that, contrary to earlier fears, Earth will…
What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?
One of the fundamental pillars of modern cosmology may be beginning to wobble. A study published in Nature…
NASA’s Hubble Captures a Stunning Red, White, and Blue Stellar Nursery
A glowing landscape of gas and dust is heated and illuminated by a thriving population of young stars…