National contest to recreate India’s traditional astronomy tools
New Delhi: Aiming to revive the traditional culture of ‘observational astronomy’, the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) division of…
Scientists Capture Image of Plasma Jet From Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have captured the clearest image ever of the vast, powerful jet of matter erupting from the supermassive…
How to catch October’s supermoon
NEW YORK (AP) — The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter Monday night during what’s known as…
Two newly discovered comets will be visible in October
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Two comets are visible in October. All you need is a drive away from…
The main asteroid belt of our solar system is slowly disappearing
The main asteroid belt in our solar system is located between Mars and Jupiter. And although it is…
Scientists Find Cosmic “Fingerprints” of Mysterious Dark Matter
Rutgers researchers have mapped hidden patterns of dark matter by studying distant star-forming galaxies, uncovering clues about how…
Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas to swing by Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as…
Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a…
An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists
Asteroid Ryugu’s samples reveal that liquid water persisted on its parent body for over a billion years, reshaping…
NISAR satellite snaps radar images of Maine, North Dakota. See photos
The two radar images, captured in August by the NISAR satellite, detail portions of both Maine’s coast and…
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…