ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceWebb Takes Portrait of Star-Studded Barred GalaxyA barred spiral galaxy 17 million light-years from Earth is the latest target of NASA’s most perceptive observatory.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJune 2, 2023
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceSweeping Mosaic Map of Mars Released to Celebrate Anniversary of Orbiter LaunchNow 20 years since its launch, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has a new Martian map.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJune 2, 2023
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceHundreds of One-Dimensional Strands Found Lurking in Our Galaxy's CoreLight-years-long filaments perpendicular to those previously discovered are sprouting from the supermassive black…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJune 2, 2023Comments (44)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceIn ‘Agonizing’ Episode, NASA Lost Contact With Ingenuity Helicopter for DaysMission controllers spent nearly a full week in the attempt to regain contact with the rotorcraft, the result of a…ByIsaac SchultzUpdatedThursday 5:28PMComments (10)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceLast Gasp: A Dying NASA Telescope Spotted Three Exoplanets in Its Final DaysThree exoplanets were hidden away in 2018 Kepler Space Telescope data, until now.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 31, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceWebb Telescope Spots a Plume of Unusual Size Spewing From Saturn's Moon EnceladusThe $10 billion space observatory is investigating ancient light as well as nearby moons.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 30, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceHabitable Worlds May Lurk in the Sooty In-Betweens of Star SystemsWhat if we’ve been looking for worlds like ours in the wrong places?ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 26, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNASA Telescopes Team Up to Produce Stupendously Purple Views of SpaceStar clusters, galaxies, and gas clouds are mesmerizing when seen across many wavelengths of light.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 24, 2023
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceAmateur Astronomers Can See a New Supernova in the Night SkyThe exploded star is 25 million light-years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy.ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 23, 2023Comments (5)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceThis Earth-Size Planet May Be Entirely Covered in VolcanoesNASA telescopes spotted a hardcore exoplanet 90 light-years away.ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (8)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceAstronomers Really Thought These Discoveries Could Be AliensSeveral times, scientists have picked up signals that looked like evidence of intelligent life.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (12)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpacePut a Crown on It: Saturn Shatters Jupiter's Record for Most MoonsAstronomers said in February that Jupiter had the most moons with 92, but now Saturn is stealing the title back.ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 15, 2023Comments (5)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceAstronomers See Largest Explosion in Space YetA massive outburst rocked the cosmos nearly 8 billion years ago, but we're only just observing it.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 12, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNASA's Perseverance Rover Spots Evidence of a Turbulent River on MarsThe river was once one of many waterways that fed into a lake in the now-dry Jezero Crater.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 11, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpacePossible Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of New Jersey HomeThe incident could be related to the ongoing Eta Aquariids meteor shower.ByPassant RabieUpdatedMay 12, 2023Comments (15)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceFour Moons Circling Uranus May Be Sopping WetSeveral of the largest moons orbiting the ice giant probably have an ocean layer, according to new research.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 5, 2023Comments (17)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceThe Moon Has a Solid, Earth-Like Core, Study FindsResearchers found that the Moon's inner core is about 310 miles wide, which is about 15% the diameter of the Moon.ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceA Guide to the Unearthly Oceans in Our Solar SystemLiquid water is typically associated with planet Earth, but our solar system hosts surprisingly large volumes of the…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceThis Star Ate Its Own PlanetThe observations are a first for astronomy. Let's hope our Sun doesn't get any ideas.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceAncient Gas Clouds Spotted by Astronomers May Be Remnants of First Stars13.5-billion-year-old clouds are poor in iron, suggesting they precede the dissemination of heavier elements.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 3, 2023