Population III stars are the first generation that formed in the Universe, made from pristine hydrogen and helium, without any heavier “metals.” They’re difficult to find, surrounded by the early
Population III stars are the first generation that formed in the Universe, made from pristine hydrogen and helium, without any heavier “metals.” They’re difficult to find, surrounded by the early
An unfolding mystery is how early supermassive black holes got so big, so early. Their high mass is tough to explain through a ladder of mergers; instead, astronomers suggest they
This year’s $10,000 Schweickart Prize is going to a team of students who are proposing a panel to address the risks that could arise when we start tinkering with asteroids.
JWST is a powerful telescope and has directly observed a handful of exoplanets. But according to a new paper, it could set its sights higher, way higher. Astronomers suggest that
Space exploration enthusiasts tend to overlook the regulatory aspects of their desired goals. They focus on technologies and the science we can do with them rather than mundane things like
What imaging systems can NASA’s Artemis astronauts use on the Moon to conduct groundbreaking science and efficient documentation on the lunar surface? This is what a recent study presented at
Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars. In the process, they’ve also discovered that
Since 2025, Solar Orbiter is the first Sun-watching spacecraft to ever get a clear look at the Sun’s poles. It discovered that at the south pole, the Sun’s magnetic field is




