James Webb Space Telescope’s first observation of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals something strange
Researchers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to observe 3I/ATLAS on Aug. 6. (Image credit: NASA/James Webb Space…
‘Landmark moment’: Scientists reveal the most detailed photo of a solar flare ever captured
The Inouye Solar Telescope captured this image of a solar flare on August 8, 2024. (Image credit: NSF/NSO/AURA,…
DNA in motion spotted on Mars — NASA confirms signal and its hidden meaning
NASA has been searching for any evidence of living organisms that lived or are currently living on Mars…
Harassment at Antarctic research bases could spell problems for moon, Mars outposts
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Warped spacetime with surprise ‘double-zoom’ reveals radiation around distant supermassive black hole
Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers…
Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes
In 2012, physicists showed that this paradox is tightly linked to the nature of the event horizon. They’d…
The Sun’s Hidden Threads Revealed in Stunning Solar Flare Images
For the first time, astronomers have directly observed the Sun’s tiniest magnetic loops, hidden inside a massive solar…
Why an astronaut just christened Royal Caribbean’s biggest cruise ship
Kellie Gerardi’s travel quirks and must-haves on Great American Vacation Kellie Gerardi opens up about travel habits, window…
A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness
A team of astronomers has detected for the first time a growing planet outside our solar system, embedded…
China’s Tiangong beats ISS in heated space research race
China’s Tiangong space station has set a new record in space-based materials research after a tungsten alloy was…
LIGO, facing threats of closure, more than doubles its black hole haul
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Don’t miss the crescent moon meet up with blue star Spica on Aug. 27
The slender crescent moon will be positioned close to the bright star Spica at sunset on Aug. 27,…