Like a family in which short parents have tall children, a tiny red dwarf star is defying our understanding of how planets form by existing alongside a giant exoplanet. Giant
Like a family in which short parents have tall children, a tiny red dwarf star is defying our understanding of how planets form by existing alongside a giant exoplanet. Giant
On June 2, 2025 around 10 a.m. local time, residents of the island of Sicily began fleeing as Europe’s largest volcano suddenly erupted. What is it? Mount Etna’s eruption, captured
X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/Stroe, A. et al.; Optical: PanSTARRS; Radio: ASTRON/LOFAR; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk New observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: two
5 Min Read 3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA Data A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration. Some of the gas
The core portion of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch. Passing this key milestone brings
A human astronaut under some form of deep sleep or “suspended animation” — Grok via Astrobiology.com Background: With renewed interest in long-duration space missions, there is growing exploration into synthetic
Early Earth — Grok via Astrobiology.com The unambiguous detection of biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres is a primary objective for astrobiologists and exoplanet astronomers. The primary methodology is the observation of
Shifting distributions of genera within functional groups and their phylogenetic underpinnings among the end-Cretaceous, survival pool, and Recent biotas. (A) Changes in absolute richness of genera within functional groups between
Astronomers have discovered an exceptionally rare star that may help to solve one of astronomy’s enduring mysteries: where the universe’s heaviest elements came from. The star, named LAMOST J0804+5740, resides
Diatoms – JOIDES Resolution Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth’s oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs.