Is this a dark galaxy, made mostly of dark matter? Astronomers have named it CDG-2, for Candidate Dark Galaxy. It lies among a cluster of galaxies in the direction of
Is this a dark galaxy, made mostly of dark matter? Astronomers have named it CDG-2, for Candidate Dark Galaxy. It lies among a cluster of galaxies in the direction of
As summer envelops the Northern Hemisphere and winter blankets the Southern Hemisphere, the cosmic choreography of launches is in full swing. The week ahead promises a packed schedule, with SpaceX
Could desert lichen survive on other worlds? A new study looked at a hardy Mojave Desert lichen and found it could live even under harsh solar radiation. Image via AdisResic/
NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA astronaut Zena Cardman inspects her spacesuit’s wrist mirror in this portrait taken at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 22, 2024. Cardman will launch to
WASHINGTON — German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace has raised 150 million euros ($174 million) in the form of a convertible bond from an American investor. Isar announced June 25
A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent apart and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean. At
Genome-wide distributions of nonreference variants on 17 Chlamydomonas chromosomes in evolved and mt+ founder strains.– Genome Biol Evol. via PubMed The evolution from unicellular to multicellular organisms facilitates further phenotypic
An artist rendition of comet C/2014 UN271, the largest known comet in the Oort Cloud. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss A team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting molecular
Encircled in purple stratospheric haze, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears as a softly glowing sphere in this colorized image taken on July 3, 2004, one day after Cassini’s first flyby
Astronomers may have uncovered the curious origins of the universe’s most curious planets, so-called “double hot Jupiters.” The team behind the research hopes their discovery will help find more of