Hubble Space Telescope Helps Uncover the Mystery of Betelgeuse Dimming
New observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense…
New observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense…
The three Expedition 63 crew members living aboard the International Space Station will spend the weekend inside the orbiting lab’s Russian segment. Commander Chris Cassidy…
Called “calcium-rich supernovae,” these stellar explosions are so rare that astrophysicists have struggled to find and subsequently study them. The nature of these supernovae and…
Citizen scientists and NOIRLab facilities key to discovery of almost 100 nearby cool brown dwarfs. How complete is our census of the Sun’s closest neighbors?…
Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to record material blasting away from the site of an exploded star at speeds faster than 20 million…
Imagine that the size of a bacterium is measured from a distance of about 4500 light-years. This would be an incredible measurement, considering that a…
Imagine reading by the light of an exploded star, brighter than a full moon – it might be fun to think about, but this scene…
Eleven years after the launch of the first H-II Transfer cargo vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9…
An international team of researchers has discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the center of the Milky Way “like bullets.” Exactly…
Citizen Scientists Help Locate Some Of The Coolest Brown Dwarfs Ever Discovered How complete is our census of the Sun’s closest neighbors? Astronomers and a…
An international team of solar physicists, including academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has recently measured the global magnetic field of the outer most layer of…
An tiny aseroid flew past our planet over the weekend and was detected by a NASA-funded asteroid survey as it departed. Near Earth Asteroids, or…
Scientists Determine ‘Oumuamua Isn’t Made From Molecular Hydrogen Ice After All The debate over the origins and molecular structure of ‘Oumuamua continued with an announcement…
A new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, shows that exhaust from a mid-sized lunar lander…
A new launch date of September 1, 2020, has been announced by Arianespace for Vega flight VV16. Due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavorable winds…
The board will assist with analysis of current plans and goals for one of the most difficult missions humanity has ever undertaken. NASA has established…
Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole. Scientists have detected a mysterious gamma-ray heartbeat coming from a cosmic gas cloud. The inconspicuous…
The James Webb Space Telescope is an international endeavor with widespread global contributions and experts in more than a dozen countries dedicated to the build,…