Fancy a cup of cosmic tea? This one isn’t as calming as the ones on…
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.
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are cooking up an alien atmosphere…
Astronomers from Japan, Taiwan, and Princeton University have discovered 83 quasars powered by supermassive black…
Astronomers at Yale and Caltech say that ‘Oumuamua, the much-discussed interstellar space rock, is best…
Just as dust gathers in corners and along bookshelves in our homes, dust piles up…
Heterocyclic molecules are those containing atoms of at least two different elements (plus hydrogen) arranged…
Astronomers have discovered a binary star system with the closest high-mass young stellar objects ever…
This Hubble Picture of the Week shows Messier 28, a globular cluster in the constellation…
In a striking example of multi-mission astronomy, measurements from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and…
Using an instrument aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scientists have observed water molecules moving…
Scientists looking for signs of life beyond our solar system face major challenges, one of…
Planet: Kepler-1658b Discovered by: Chontos et al. using NASA’s Kepler telescope Date: February 2019 Key Facts: This newly-confirmed exoplanet…
“The dawn of a new era in human spaceflight.” — Astronaut Anne McClain McClain had…
The Cigar Galaxy (M82) is famous for its extraordinary speed in making new stars, with…
For almost a decade, astronomers have tried to explain why so many pairs of planets…
Brown dwarfs are stars less massive than the sun and unable to burn hydrogen. They…
Located in the constellation of Hercules, about 230 million light-years away, NGC 6052 is a…
Ceres, the dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter, is a exotic and mysterious world with…