Stars don’t form out of nothing, but tracking the gas and dust that do eventually form stars is hard. They float around the galaxy at almost absolute zero, emitting essentially
Stars don’t form out of nothing, but tracking the gas and dust that do eventually form stars is hard. They float around the galaxy at almost absolute zero, emitting essentially
A 2.35 billion year old rock that fell from the sky in Africa is rewriting our understanding of the Moon’s past. This ancient meteorite, blasted off the lunar surface has
Why wait for rare solar eclipses? ESA’s Proba mission can now create an artificial solar eclipse once a day. Now, a UK-led mission could do the same trick, but using
There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week, allowing for the launch of
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar system by more than 3 billion years, researchers say.
The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, according to new research. Cosmologists at Durham University used a new
Argentinian astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) to perform high-resolution radio observations of a nearby spiral galaxy designated NGC 4527. Results of the observational campaign, published
Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly underrepresented in astronomy and geophysics despite attempts to bring about change over the past decade, research has shown.
Is there life on Venus? The controversial detection of phosphine and ammonia hints that bacterial life could be surviving in the planet’s milder upper atmosphere. But to confirm its existence,
If we can learn to grow our own food in space, it’ll make surviving off Earth less challenging. While plants do grow in space, some genetic improvements are in order.