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…
NASA Hits 6,000 Exoplanets. Some Are Stranger Than Sci-Fi
NASA’s exoplanet tally has climbed to 6,000, revealing bizarre and beautiful worlds far stranger than our own. (Artist’s…
Astronomers Discover Colossal Cosmic “Bridge” Linking Galaxies Across Space
CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country. Credit: Alex Cherney/CSIRO Astronomers have discovered a massive bridge of…
Ripples in Space-Time Confirm Century-Old Theory
When two black holes collide and merge, they release gravitational waves. These waves can be detected by sensitive…
A Cosmic Accident Just Exposed the Hidden Chemistry of Giant Planets
This artist’s concept shows a brown dwarf — an object larger than a planet but not massive enough…
New Earth-mapping satellite releases first radar images
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite show the Maine coast…
Astronomers Spot “Impossible” Fifth Image Unlocking Dark Matter Secrets
A mysterious fifth image inside a rare Einstein Cross exposed a massive halo of dark matter, giving astronomers…