Most Precise Measurement Ever of the Radius of a Planet Outside Our Solar System
Scientists have made the most precise measurement ever of the radius of a planet outside our solar system, confirming Kepler-93b as a “super-Earth” that is…
Scientists have made the most precise measurement ever of the radius of a planet outside our solar system, confirming Kepler-93b as a “super-Earth” that is…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal that three exoplanets that were thought to be ideal candidates for detecting water vapor in their atmospheres contain…
Scientists are taking a new approach in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, studying exoplanet atmospheres for signs of pollution. Humanity is on the threshold of…
A newly published study shows that modifying the standard cosmological model in order to include fairly massive neutrinos does not explain all the physical observations…
To celebrate Chandra’s 15th anniversary, NASA has released four new images of supernova remnants – the Crab Nebula, Tycho, G292.0+1.8, and 3C58. Fifteen years ago,…
A team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to probe the outskirts of elliptical galaxy Centaurus A, revealing that the galaxy’s halo spreads far…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a transiting exoplanet with the longest known year, circling its star once every 704 days. Astronomers…
New observations from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft reveals that lunar pits on our moon could be used to shelter astronauts, supporting human activity on…
New measurements by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveal a binary star system whose pulsar switched from radio emissions to high-energy gamma rays. Zoom into…
A newly published study examines the movement of small galaxies throughout the universe, finding that they ‘dance’ in orderly disc-shaped orbits around larger galaxies. The…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 3501. The thin, glowing streak slicing across this image cuts a lonely figure, with only a…
Using the largest laser in the world, scientists were able to experimentally recreate the conditions that exist deep inside giant planets for the first time….
Using Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope observations of 16 Cygni, astronomers discovered evidence of how giant planets like Jupiter form. One of the main models to form giant…
An international team of scientists present the first detailed analysis of the weak lensing peaks, finding that the abundance of peaks detected in CS82 is…
First released in 2010, this Hubble image of the day shows “Mystic Mountain” within the Carina Nebula. This craggy fantasy mountaintop enshrouded by wispy clouds…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is only a year away from Pluto. This new ScienceCast video previews what researchers may see when the spacecraft makes its…
Survey officials announced the fourth phase of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an initiative that spans four continents and includes 200 astronomers at more than…
Using new data from the Van Allen Probes, a newly published study reveals the first direct observation of two processes that, in a chain, cause…