Astronomers at the University of Tokyo have used gravitational lensing to measure how fast the universe is expanding, adding weight to one of cosmology’s most intriguing mysteries. Their technique exploits
Astronomers at the University of Tokyo have used gravitational lensing to measure how fast the universe is expanding, adding weight to one of cosmology’s most intriguing mysteries. Their technique exploits
The year 2025 marked a significant milestone for Europe within the scope of space exploration, as it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the European Space Agency (ESA). This notable year
The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are irregular dwarf galaxies and satellites of the Milky Way. The LMC is about 163,000 light-years away and the SMC is about 206,000 light-years
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim conducts research operations for the Noblis /Voyagerr DNA Decryption experiment iss073e0815503 (Sept. 26, 2025) larger image NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim shows
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the first stage booster, 1067, stands at Launch Complex 39A on Aug. 27, 2025, ahead of the 30th flight of this booster. Image:
A research team has investigated long-term X-ray variability in the neutron star NGC 7793 P13, an object thought to be driven by supercritical accretion, where an extraordinary amount of gas
Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that when our solar system
Time-lapse footage of a newly discovered exoplanet as it makes its slow journey around two stars. To obtain the image of the planet, astronomers needed to remove the stars’ glare.
Rocky Worlds Status Report The Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time (DDT) Program is a joint James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Program. It implements the top
Frame of reference and system of coordinates. Blue arrows denote the Cartesian unit vectors (ex, ey, ez) associated with the frame of reference of the planet, R, and red arrows





