Mercury is a desert world which scientists until recently considered quite uninteresting. NASA’s Mariner and…
Browsing: Space
Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
A reasonably small 4-8 m (~13-26 foot) asteroid recently flew by Earth, passing close to…
In the forests of the night lies a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 3583, imaged…
Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier—and much later—in the planet’s history than scientists…
Gravitational-wave astronomy provides a unique new way to study the expansion history of the Universe.…
An analysis of 369 solar-like stars shows that solar brightness variations are extremely weak. The…
The weather forecast for the giant, super-hot, Jupiter-size planet WASP-79b is steamy humidity, scattered clouds,…
Computer models of merging neutron stars predicts new signature in the gravitational waves to tell…
Vaneeza Rupani’s essay was chosen as the name for the small spacecraft, which will mark…
Hawaii astronomer discovers massive extrasolar planet with Maunakea telescope. Our solar system has a king.…
The comet was first discovered in December 2019 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert…
The recently retired infrared observatory was the only telescope to spot a far-off flash of…
The large near-Earth object is well known to astronomers and will get no closer than…
A model developed at the Faculty of Physics at the Technion, in collaboration with German…
These two Hubble Space Telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20…
A direct, observation-based test of one of the pillars of cosmology. The universe is full…
To support the next wave of human exploration, the Lunar Flashlight mission will look for…
Pulsars are dead stars that spin remarkably steadily – they are some of the most…