X-ray: NASA/SAO/CXC; Optical: John Stone (Astrobin); Image Processing: NASA/SAO/CXC/L. Frattre, N. Wolk The Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, is a supernova remnant – the remains of the
X-ray: NASA/SAO/CXC; Optical: John Stone (Astrobin); Image Processing: NASA/SAO/CXC/L. Frattre, N. Wolk The Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, is a supernova remnant – the remains of the
HELSINKI — Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. InfinAstro, officially Beijing Infinity Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., has
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Katalyst Space, an Arizona-based startup, partnered with the European startup
The first Canadian astronaut to fly into space has died at the age of 76. Marc Garneau, who made three flights on NASA’s space shuttle missions, died on Wednesday (June
The Discovery of Neptune and Its Significance in Astronomy In the annals of astronomical history, the quest for understanding our solar system took a monumental turn with the discovery of
The number of planets has been growing exponentially for decades. Here we show the decade leading up to 2025, and a projection of the expected yield of exoplanets for the
This plot shows the current sensitivity of detecting planets around Barnard’s Star using the MAROON-X Red channel and ESPRESSO data. — The Astrophysical Journal Letters Astronomers confirm the existence of
Evolution of the number of planets in one system averaged over 20 runs, ⟨Np⟩. The horizontal axes are the time normalized by the Kepler period of the innermost planet in
Space Microbial Culture Collection The Space Microbial Culture Collection (SMCC) has been awarded a grant from NASA’s Planetary Science Division through the Planetary Protection Research (PPR) program to serve as
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




