Using data from New Horizons and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon…
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.
Using the ALMA facility, a team of astronomers is the first to obtain spatially resolved…
Two separate teams of researchers have identified major challenges for the development of life in…
The JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno Spacecraft captured new images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot,…
By studying the distribution of the X-rays and their properties in the giant molecular cloud…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observes a sunspot that is the first to appear after the…
New research reveals that two closely orbiting stars may appear in images as a single…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft successfully completed a close flyby of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot…
By combining two-fluid global hydrodynamics simulations with a radiative transfer code, astronomers from the University…
This newly released image shows the light of a new day as it illuminates Saturn’s…
A team of researchers has discovered a rich inventory of molecules at the center of…
A newly published Harvard-Smithsonian study of the twenty-four known Y-dwarfs finds that the models for…
This Hubble image of the week shows spiral galaxy NGC 2500, which is located roughly…
By applying a new computational analysis to a galaxy magnified by a gravitational lens, scientists…
A team of researchers from Yale University has identified 60 potential new “Hot Jupiters” —…
This newly released zoomed-in view of Epimetheus is one of the highest resolution images ever…
The New Horizons Spacecraft won’t pass its next target until New Year’s Day 2019, but…
This newly released face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77 comes from ESO’s…