Left panel: IFU transmission map into the 7 fibers for single orientation, with the trajectory of Proxima b overlaid on top. Right panel: IFU transmission combining 2 exposures with a
Left panel: IFU transmission map into the 7 fibers for single orientation, with the trajectory of Proxima b overlaid on top. Right panel: IFU transmission combining 2 exposures with a
Example Bioverse simulation of a survey to characterize Earth-sized planets in the HZ. This simulation used an 8m diameter telescope observing at λ= 550nm. This figure shows all rocky planets
Earth-like and super Earth planet candidates from (5) are shown in the effective temperature – instellation flux plane. Conservative and optimistic Habitable zones as defined in (5) are shown as
Schematic of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system. The seven known planets are shown orbiting the central star. The semi-transparent green annulus marks the optimistic habitable zone, which contains planets e, f,
There are plenty of labs working on solutions to Kessler Syndrome, where there’s so much debris in low Earth orbit that rockets are no longer capable of reaching it without
It was a chilly night when I peered through my 10” Meade LX200 telescope from Norfolk in the UK! I wasn’t completely convinced it would appear nor even be visible
Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to reside at the centers of galaxies. However, a research team led by Dr. An Tao from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is pictured in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, ahead of the first
“You’re gonna need a bigger TV.” That was my initial response to the very first episode of “Foundation” back in 2021. The big-budget adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s novels (which has
“Elio,” Disney and Pixar’s family-certified outer space adventure that launched in theaters this past summer arrived on all digital platforms back on Aug. 19, 2025, and now it’s primed to






