Astronomers may have discovered one of the rarest explosions in the universe
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing a neutron star and another star. By studying a supernova that…
UH astronomy alumnus honored as outstanding young scientist
Reading time: < 1 minuteGagandeep Anand A University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) alumnus has been recognized…
Magnetic field strengths of hot giant exoplanets consistent with Solar System values
Connerney, J. E. P. et al. A new model of Jupiter’s magnetic field From Juno’s first nine orbits.…
Scientists listen to the ‘heart’ of our Sun – and find mysterious behaviour
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Periodic radio and X-ray emission from an accreting white dwarf binary
Hotan, A. W. et al. Australian square kilometre array pathfinder: I. System description. Publ. Astron. Soc. Aust. 38,…
AtLAST: The telescope that could reveal the missing half of the universe
A new European-led telescope could map the dusty, hidden half of the universe, all without using fossil fuels.…
Mars’ atmosphere is changing how scientists see unmagnetized planets
Mars does not have Earth’s kind of magnetic shield, so it has often been treated as the solar…
Scientists Discover Two Strange Dead Stars That Defy Astronomical Expectations
Two exotic white dwarf merger remnants have been found to share a striking set of unusual properties, including…
9 Incredible Stargazing Events Happening This June and the Exact Times You Need to Look Up
Summer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere this month, bringing with it balmy evenings that invite us to…
Welcome to the Gas Giant Planet Where Clouds Turn to Stone
The gas giant WASP-94A b – credit, artistic interpretation by Hannah Robbins, released by Johns Hopkins University Welcome…
Something Revealed Itself by Bending the Light of a Distant Star in 2019—Now Astronomers Are Racing to Find Out What It Was
For just an hour in late 2019, a cosmic mystery revealed itself to astronomers in an unprecedented way:…
Don’t miss it: May ends with these rare celestial events
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy joins FOX Weather to showcase some of the iconic photos from the historic Artemis II…