Category: Astronomy

Using the powerful instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have made significant strides in characterizing the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet, WASP-166 b. This discovery, which sheds…

Exiting Earth’s gravity is an immense challenge, requiring a significant amount of fuel and power to launch spacecraft into orbit. The sheer amount of energy needed to escape the pull…

The question of whether humanity is alone in the universe remains one of the most profound and enduring mysteries of modern science. While countless efforts have been made to explore…

New groundbreaking observations from the National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO), utilizing the enhanced capabilities of the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (NSF VLA), offer compelling…

In an exciting discovery for astronomers and astrophysicists, Italian researchers, using NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope, have reported detecting a significant increase in gamma-ray activity from an extragalactic radio source known…

NASA has recently signaled a potential shift in strategy for its Mars Sample Return mission, one of the most ambitious endeavors in the history of space exploration. The mission, which…

NASA, renowned for its ambitious space exploration missions, is now reevaluating its strategy to bring back samples from Mars in a quicker and more cost-effective manner. The space agency has…

New research has unveiled a striking connection between the size and spin of black holes and the environments in which they were formed. A team of scientists from Cardiff University,…

An international team of astronomers has recently provided significant insights into the properties of a Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) designated G278.94+1.35. This study, published on December 30 on the pre-print…

The Space Coast, a hub of U.S. space activity, is gearing up for an eventful year in 2025, with milestones and innovations poised to redefine space exploration. From new moon…

Getting a spacecraft to another star is one of the most significant challenges humanity faces. Interstellar travel is not only limited by vast distances but also by the immense technological,…

The pursuit of more efficient, reliable, and capable spacecraft propulsion systems has long been a cornerstone of human ambition in space exploration. Propulsion engineers are continuously pushing the boundaries of…

For decades, scientists believed that Jupiter’s iconic clouds were primarily composed of ammonia ice. This assumption was rooted in early observations of the gas giant’s atmosphere and was supported by…

Astronomers from Italy and Germany have recently used the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) to study the globular cluster (GC) system of the NGC 5018 galaxy group. Their findings, published on…

A groundbreaking study by a large and diverse team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has provided new evidence that the Moon had a weak magnetic field about…

Looking deep into the cosmos and expecting to isolate individual stars in galaxies billions of light-years away has long been considered nearly impossible in astronomy. Such an endeavor is akin…

The image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope for the Week of January 3, 2025, offers a stunning view of the galaxy LEDA 22057, situated a remarkable 650 million…

Life as we know it would not exist without carbon, one of the essential building blocks of all known life forms. From the oxygen in our atmosphere to the iron…

In a groundbreaking study published in Physical Review Letters, a team of cosmologists led by Dr. Shi-Fan Chen from the Institute for Advanced Study, New Jersey, delved into the most…

A group of astronomers from multiple institutions has recently conducted an in-depth investigation of a newly discovered tidal disruption event (TDE) named ASASSN-22ci, also known as AT2022dbl. This event, observed…