Scientists Believe Finding Life Beyond Earth is Within Reach
Scientists gathered at NASA Headquarters to discuss the next steps to finding life beyond Earth, and outlined NASA’s roadmap to the search for life in…
Scientists gathered at NASA Headquarters to discuss the next steps to finding life beyond Earth, and outlined NASA’s roadmap to the search for life in…
A newly published study analyzes a long-lasting blast of high-energy light, revealing that the gamma-ray burst was a rare and newly recognized class of ultra-long…
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 121. This image shows NGC 121, a globular cluster in the constellation of Tucana (The Toucan)….
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers view stardust being made in real time and reveal how stardust forms around a supernova. A group of astronomers…
A new study details further evidence of dry ice gullies on Mars, revealing that the gullies on Mars’ surface are primarily formed by the seasonal…
Using a new type of telescope, astronomers at Yale University discovered seven dwarf galaxies while probing a nearby spiral galaxy. Meet the seven new dwarf…
Using the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, astronomers observe a mysterious radio-burst from far beyond our galaxy. Astronomers have discovered a radio burst…
A team of astronomers has discovered two cool red giants at distances of 775,000 and 900,000 light-years away, making them the most distant stars ever…
Using a new technique for measuring the age of a star using its spin, astronomers reveal the gyrochronological ages of 22 Sun-like stars. Defining what…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a 100,000-light-year-long structure that looks like a string of pearls twisted into a corkscrew shape that winds around…
Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope and the Blue Channel spectrograph on the 6.5-meter MMT Telescope, astronomers have identified one of…
In a newly published study, NASA scientists use computer models to show that friction could be the key to survival for some distant Earth-sized planets….
New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that Saturn’s moon Titan has a very salty ocean, and supports the idea that the moon’s icy shell…
New Data from another “tsunami wave” generated by our sun confirms that NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is in interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has…
Using new data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope and its X-Shooter spectrograph, astronomers have created the first full 3D model of Eta…
A newly discovered planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth provides the first evidence that terrestrial planets can form in orbits…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 1433, which is located roughly 32 million light-years from Earth. This view, captured by the NASA/ESA…
By observing specific X-ray emissions from iron atoms in the core of supernova remnants, astronomers developed a new technique that provides a clear and rapid…