Welcome to the Lemon-Shaped Planet Where Rain Turns to Diamonds
An illustraion of the lemon world – credit, NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) An exoplanet located 2,000…
The early Universe with JWST and ALMA
Tamura, Y. et al. Detection of the far-infrared [O III] and dust emission in a galaxy at redshift 8.312:…
Russia’s new anti-satellite weapon project would target Starlink with space shrapnel
Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation…
Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric…
New independent measurements of universe expansion rate deepen cosmic mystery : Kauai Now
A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes — including W. M. Keck Observatory…
How to watch the Ursid meteor shower
NEW YORK (AP) — The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon,…
Hubble images reveal the aftermath of two cosmic collisions
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope got a rare look at the aftermath of two cosmic…
What is the Winter Solstice? The science behind 2025’s shortest day
On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere’s astronomical winter officially begins with the…
How to Watch the Final Meteor Shower of 2025
The Lyrids’ radiant, the constellation Hercules, rises well before midnight, so meteors are visible all night, but are…
Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last…
How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?
It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found…