Dragonfly Mission Begins Rotorcraft Integration, Testing Stage
In the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, Emory Toomey (left) and…
3I/ATLAS is Unusually Rich in Methanol, ALMA Observations Show
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected hydrogen cyanide (nitrogen-bearing organic molecule commonly seen in…
What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?
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Space photo of the week
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James Webb Telescope captures dramatic images of dying star
NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured an astonishing photograph of a star in outer space recently. In the latest…
A pulsar rotating 122 times per second could be present at the heart of the Milky Way
ⓘ NidhiYashwanth – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a pulsar. After conducting research, astronomers would have discovered a…
Webb Reveals Hidden Layers of Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature peaks, weakened…
Scientists Found a Massive Lava Tube Hiding Beneath the Surface of Venus
Scientists may have found the first evidence of underground tunnels lurking beneath the surface of Venus, carved by…
This Bizarre Star System Is Inside Out, and Astronomers Aren’t Sure How
Astronomers have discovered a star system that’s out of order, with a late bloomer planet that may have…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process
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Mars Organics Can’t Be Fully Explained by Geological Processes Alone, NASA Study Says
Known non-biological sources, from meteorites to surface chemistry, fall short of accounting for organic compounds detected by NASA’s…
For Jupiter, ‘Textbooks Will Need to Be Updated’
Jupiter hasn’t shrunk, but our best measurement of it just did. Using fresh data from NASA’s Juno…