FEFU scientists are developing a methodology to calculate the ratio of dust and gas in…
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.
On August 8, 1978, the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe spacecraft launched to study Venus, a planet…
A glittering host of galaxies populate this rich image taken with ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope,…
Forty-four planets in solar systems beyond our own have been unveiled in one go, dwarfing…
Listening to electro-magnetic waves around the Earth, converted to sound, is almost like listening to…
Before NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) started science operations on July 25, 2018, the…
This Picture of the Week shows the colorful globular cluster NGC 2108. The cluster is…
What happens when a star behaves like it exploded, but it’s still there? About 170…
GW170817 is the name given to a gravitational wave signal seen by the LIGO and…
When NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launches into space from the Kennedy Space Center, it will…
Observations from the Gemini South and other telescopes in Chile played a critical role in…
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made…
Thin, red veins of energized gas mark the location of one of the larger supernova…
Astronomers have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical…
When a spacecraft built for humans ventures into deep space, it requires an array of…
Earthbound detectives rely on fingerprints to solve their cases; now astronomers can do the same,…
This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows…
Our Sun’s beginnings are a mystery. It burst into being 4.6 billion years ago, about…