Heaviest Neutron Star Ever Discovered Is a “Black Widow” Devouring Its Mate
Observations of faint, planet-size star help weigh its millisecond pulsar companion. A dense, collapsed star has shredded and consumed nearly the entire mass of its…
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A Giant Planet Microlensing Event
Over 5,000 exoplanets have been detected to date, with more than 90% of them found by using the transit or radial velocity techniques. Of the…
Follow the LEDA: Spectacular Luminescent Image From Hubble Space Telescope
This spectacular luminescent image from the Hubble Space Telescope features multiple galaxies, perhaps most noticeably LEDA 58109, the lone galaxy in the upper right. LEDA…
This Week @NASA: SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft, Artemis I Update, VIPER Moon Rover
A commercial cargo spacecraft safely arrives at the space station … Space station crewmembers conduct a spacewalk …. And an update on plans to launch…
The “Grandest Canyon” in the Solar System: Mars Express Captures Stunning Images of Massive Martian Canyon
ESA’s Mars Express’s latest image release takes us over two ruptures in the martian crust that form part of the mighty Valles Marineris canyon system….
NASA Selects Draper To Deliver Artemis Science Experiments to Far Side of Moon
Draper of Cambridge, Massachusetts has been given a contract by NASA to send Artemis scientific missions to the Moon in 2025. The commercial delivery is…
Progress Continues Toward NASA Artemis I Launch in August
Technicians continue to prepare the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
NASA Finds Some Asteroids Aged Early by Sun – “We Were Surprised”
Recently, scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission discovered that surface regeneration occurs on asteroids far more quickly than on Earth. By analyzing high-resolution images of rock…
Capturing the Beginning of Galaxy Rotation in the Early Universe
Astronomers detect the most distant galaxy rotation ever, suggesting an initial stage of rotational motion development. Astronomers have been able to detect more and more…
Russian and European Spacewalkers Wrap Up Robotic Arm Excursion at Space Station
Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) concluded their spacewalk on July 21 at 5:55 p.m….
Surprise Asteroid Mystery Unraveled – Barreling Toward Earth From Blind Spot
When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth on July 25, 2019, Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and the team of astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory…
Space Station Astronauts Unpacking New Science Experiments From SpaceX Dragon Resupply Ship
New science experiments continue to be unpacked from inside the newly-arrived SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The seven Expedition 67 crew members also ensured the International Space Station (ISS) continues…
“Black Hole Police” Discover Needle in a Haystack: A Dormant Black Hole Outside Our Galaxy
A stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy to our own, has been found by a team of international experts, renowned for…
Cosmic Lens Flair: Hubble Captures a Gravitationally Lensed Galaxy
This intriguing observation from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a gravitationally lensed galaxy with the long-winded identifier SGAS J143845+145407. Gravitational lensing has generated a mirror…
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Docks With ISS Delivering Science Benefiting Humans
While the International Space Station (ISS) was traveling in orbit more than 267 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously…
New Solution to Old Mystery: Why Doesn’t the Inside of the Solar System Spin Faster?
The key to solving a longstanding mystery about thin gas disks rotating around young stars: the motion of a tiny number of charged particles. This…
This Week @NASA: Webb’s New Look at the Cosmos, Scouting Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return
The Webb Space Telescope’s new look at the cosmos … Technology used to fine-tune Webb improves the vision of millions on Earth …. And a…
NASA, SpaceX Launch Climate Science Research to International Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft is delivering science experiments including the JPL-developed EMIT instrument that will help scientists determine how airborne mineral dust affects our planet….
