First indication of diffuse supernova neutrino background emerges from Super-Kamiokande
The DSNB consists of neutrinos released by every core-collapse supernova since the early Universe. Unlike neutrinos detected from…
NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released…
The Sun’s Atmosphere May Be Feeding on Dust
3D rendering of the Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA The Sun’s outer atmosphere may have a dust problem—and…
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
Like fresh fireworks launched against a background of dissipating smoke, blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a…
3I/Atlas’s Alien Chemistry Sheds Light on Cosmic Noon Era
Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our Solar System. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but…
NASA Struggles to Save ‘Multitool’ Orbital Satellite From a Fiery Death
NASA suspended all scientific activity onboard its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this past February, in the hopes of…
NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to…
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our…
Wormholes may enable time travel, astrophysicists find
A ring in space, at least on paper, can do something a black hole cannot. It can connect…
Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
NASA is on a mission to lift its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory along with partners Katalyst Space and…
Astronomers discover faint dwarf galaxy that seems to exist without dark matter
A faint dwarf galaxy drifting 45 million light-years from Earth may have joined one of astronomy’s strangest clubs.…
NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found
Data from NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so…