Distance versus time distributions for the 49 encounters with β Pic that have an empirical probability of at least 95% of occurring within 2 pc. The coloured points indicate the
Distance versus time distributions for the 49 encounters with β Pic that have an empirical probability of at least 95% of occurring within 2 pc. The coloured points indicate the
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) shines in the constellation Cassiopeia. (Image credit: Ronald Brecher) Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a colorful view of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), which is
Scientists have detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world. The discovery was made by a team led by the
This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia. Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution. Errol was a powerful tropical cyclone,
The mystery behind Venus’ giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae, may finally have an explanation: A “glass ceiling” in Venus’ mantle is trapping heat and driving slow, shifting currents
View larger. | Prototype of a Tumbleweed rover nicknamed Pink Lady, in the Negev desert in Israel. Swarms of Tumbleweed rovers could explore large areas of Mars, using only the
Apple TV’s “Invasion” Season 3 drops its penultimate episode on Friday, Oct. 17, and fans are on the edge of their sofas primed to get a glimpse of what’s inside
Calibrated ages of the YDB layer at the three sites. Each figure shows the mean calibrated age as a white dot with thin black bars indicating the mean uncertainties. Dark
GOTHAM DRV observations and simulations. The top panel shows the calibrated observed spectra in black in K (left axis) and the noise level per channel in grey in mK (right
I still remember the first time I saw Saturn through a 10 inch telescope when I was ten years old. It looked just like it did in pictures, a pale




