Astronomers have created the first large scale map of dark molecular gas in the Milky Way, revealing vast networks of invisible star forming material that have so far have remained
Astronomers have created the first large scale map of dark molecular gas in the Milky Way, revealing vast networks of invisible star forming material that have so far have remained
Comet C/2025 A6, known as Lemmon, is drawing considerable attention as it approaches its closest point to the Sun on November 8. Observers may have the opportunity to view it
An Ontario preteen may be one of the youngest Canadians to ever find an asteroid. Siddharth Patel, a 12-year-old who lives in London, Ontario (west of Toronto), spotted two possible
This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537—the Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), Webb has revealed never-before-seen
An innovative technique for measuring the force acting on individual grains of sand could help scientists uncover how winds have shaped the surface of Mars. The method, developed by researchers
Scientists have “heard” the symphony of two newborn black holes — each created when its respective parent black holes crashed together and merged. One of those collision events, in fact,
In May 2024, part of the sun exploded.
TAMPA, Fla. — Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical sensors to the United Kingdom, marking the California-based company’s first
The size of GJ 251 and the orbits of GJ 251 b and c. Stellar size and orbital distances are to scale. In light green we show the optimistic HZ,
Fragments of a rare type of meteorite have been found in the sample of material brought back from the lunar far side by China’s Chang’e 6 mission, and they could




