Detection of organic compounds in freshly ejected ice grains from Enceladus’s ocean
Srama, R. et al. The Cassini Cosmic Dust Analyzer. Space Sci. Rev. 114, 465–518 (2004). Article ADS Google…
What Lies Within? New Image From a Mysterious Galaxy Asks Big Questions
A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…
Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements
Efstathiou, G., Sutherland, W. J. & Maddox, S. J. The cosmological constant and cold dark matter. Nature 348,…
10 Wild Things Astronomers Discovered While Chasing Something Else
More often than not, astronomers have a specific something they’re looking for when searching the cosmos. But the…
New Discovery Reveals Just How Different the Moon’s Two Sides Really Are
The Moon is seriously two-faced. The near and far sides of Earth’s only natural satellite are so unlike…
The New Vaonis Vespera II X_Edition Smart Telescope Looks Stellar
French smart telescope company Vaonis has announced the Vespera II X_Edition, a new limited edition version of its…
The Night Sky This Week
A spectacular view of the night sky in Alaska, featuring a vibrant, swirling display of the Aurora Borealis…
James Webb Space Telescope’s First Look at an Atmosphere on Habitable Zone Exoplanet
An illustration of a habitable zone planet orbiting the star called TRAPPIST – credit NASA, ESA, CSA, J.…
Mansi Kasliwal becomes 1st woman to head Caltech’s Palomar Observatory
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has appointed Prof Mansi Manoj Kasliwal as director of Palomar Observatory, making her…
A wormhole from another universe? Scientists revisit the puzzling black hole GW190521
In May 2019, astronomers picked up something strange in the fabric of spacetime. The LIGO and Virgo detectors…
New Optics Tech Could Revolutionize Gravitational-Wave Astronomy
A breakthrough in laser instrumentation may transform how we study the universe’s most violent events. Credit: Shutterstock UC…
Webb Spots Cosmic Light Show on Rogue Planet
An artistic impression of SIMP-0136. Credit: Dr. Evert Nasedkin Using JWST, astronomers uncovered auroras, exotic clouds, and storms…