A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor.
A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor.
Continuum-subtracted spectra of comet 3I obtained on August 28 and September 3+4. Three narrow FeI lines are detected on August 28 in this spectral range, FeI λ3719.93Å being the brightest
Orbital characterization of TOI-402 B around A using multiple datasets. (a): astrometric orbits of TOI-402 B around A. The blue filled circles are observed relative astrometry used in our analysis.
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Aireosto speaks with Steve Kitay— former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, former head of Microsoft’s space
Application domain for mass measurements via small JWST atmospheric exploration programs. Size of known exoplanets with mass measurements (relative mass uncertainty, RMU, as color) versus their estimated TSM—data from Ref.37.
Examples of the template extraction from the atmospheric models at JWST’s spectral resolution (top panels) for three molecules, H2O (left column panels), CH4 (middle column panels) and CO (right column
Port Canaveral has had such a busy year supporting SpaceX’s rocket recovery efforts, it brought in a new crane to assist in the launch parade on the Space Coast.
Since the early 20th century, scientists have gathered compelling evidence that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. This acceleration is attributed to what is known as dark energy—a
The first supermoon of 2025 takes to the night sky in less than one week! Here’s what you need to know about the full “Harvest Moon” before it rises to
The most distant and most powerful “odd radio circle” (ORC) known so far has been discovered by astronomers. These curious rings are a relatively newly identified astronomical phenomenon, having been