A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star’s life. The snapshot above
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star’s life. The snapshot above
Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s
4 min read May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets? Astronomers have been trying to discover evidence that worlds exist around stars other than our Sun since the
Spectral energy distributions of WASP-102 (top row left), WASP-116 (top row middle), WASP-149 (top row right), WASP-154 (second row left), WASP-155 (second row middle), WASP-188 (second row right), WASP-194 (bottom
Graphic showing the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge (red line) and how melting ice from Greenland caused changes in the motion of Earth’s crust (purple arrows). — University of Colorado at Boulder
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) As an adventurous individual, Becky Brocato, Ph.D., has a deep curiosity for understanding the conditions of the human body,
NASA researchers on the surface of the Antarctic Ice Sheet as part of the 88-South Traverse in 2019. The 470-mile expedition in one of the most barren landscapes on Earth
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The sixth-ever launch of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket is officially a failure. The two-stage, 96.7-foot-tall (29.6 meters) Alpha lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base this morning (April 29),
Seen here prior to being sealed in its shipping container at Lockheed Martin’s Littleton, Colorado facility, SV08 will join the U.S. Space Force’s operational GPS constellation in orbit. Image: Lockheed