Asteroid Ryugu is shaking up everything we thought we knew about the formation of space objects
New findings have upended previous assumptions about asteroid Ryugu’s journey through space. While it was long believed that Ryugu, a…
New findings have upended previous assumptions about asteroid Ryugu’s journey through space. While it was long believed that Ryugu, a…
As we peer into the cosmos, the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years away…
Astronomers have captured what many colleagues of theirs would say is a breakthrough moment in exoplanet research, uncovering fascinating details…
As Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) draws closer to the Sun, its brightness continues to increase, making it a highly anticipated…
For as long as humans have gazed up at the stars or pondered the world around them, one question has…
In a remarkable feat of engineering, NASA has once again demonstrated its ingenuity by activating a dormant set of thrusters…
Throughout the millennia, Earth has been a canvas for cosmic events. Comets, meteors, and asteroids have punctuated our planet’s history,…
Twenty years ago this week, a groundbreaking moment in astronomy unfolded as scientists captured the first direct image of a…
In an exciting discovery that could redefine planetary science, astronomers from Lund University in Sweden have identified a mysterious exoplanet…
NASA has taken a significant step towards addressing one of the most compelling questions humanity has ever asked—are we alone?…
Baalbek, an ancient site steeped in mystery and wonder, is located in present-day Lebanon. Known as Heliopolis during Roman times,…
The search for extraterrestrial life could see a breakthrough in the near future, with a response from an alien race…
While scientists are scanning the night sky for a signal from an advanced alien species, we look towards our solar…
Scientists at Curtin University have found evidence of an almost four billion-year-old piece of the Earth’s crust under the South-West…
Pioneer 11: Chronology of the Mission Launch and Jupiter flybys Launched on April 6, 1973, Pioneer 11 flew past Jupiter…
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, astronomer, astrologer, and philosopher, considered together with Francis Bacon to be the founder of…
Name and Budget Initially, the telescope bore the short but difficult to pronounce name NGST (Next Generation Space Telescope). In…
Planetary scientists presented new results and images obtained during the long-term monitoring of the atmospheres of giant planets using the…
Decades ago, nobody would have believed that there was water on other planets. And yet, now we know that even…
The testing of a new satellite imaging instrument at the West Virginia Green Bank Telescope recently produced a very detailed…
The Universe is home to truly gigantic objects. Planets, stars, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies – each of these can…
In the week of the last Christmas, we were fortunate to witness one of the rarest astronomical events, something that…