Mars like you've never seen: Surreal images from NASA's Perseverance rover
Perseverance, NASA's Mars rover, is on a mission to find signs of ancient microbial life as part of the ongoing Mars Exploration Program.
2 days ago
ALMA's sharpest photo suggests Fomalhaut star's warped ring was sculpted by 'yet-to-be-seen' ancient planets
New, high-resolution images from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show that the star's immense dust ring is not only warped, but its lopsidedness, or eccentricity, changes with distance from the star.
Sep 9, 2025
NASA's James Webb Telescope captures stunning image of warped 'Butterfly Star' 525 light-years away
Located within the Taurus star-forming region, 525 light-years away, the IRAS 04302+2247 system is offering scientists a rare, edge-on view of a protoplanetary disc.
Sep 9, 2025
Spacecraft's electrical discharges threaten safety of crucial space equipment. Study finds solution
The number of electrical discharges on a spacecraft correlates with the electrons in space, damaging the sensitive systems on board.
Sep 5, 2025
Webb Telescope discovers mysterious CO₂-rich disk with no water around a young star
This groundbreaking discovery is a direct contradiction to most known systems, where water vapor is the primary component.
Sep 3, 2025
NASA’s TESS detected interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS weeks before official discovery—and caught it in action
The satellite’s archival data indicates that the object in our solar system, two months before it was found, was clearly active and moving through space.
Aug 31, 2025
NASA’s Chandra observed the violent internal conflict of a star before it exploded into a supernova
One of the most studied events in space, the Cassiopeia A supernova has much more to reveal about its past, as indicated by recent research.
Aug 30, 2025
Highest-resolution images of solar flare and coronal loops captured by Inouye Solar Telescope
The loops averaged 29 miles in width, possibly as thin as 13 miles, making them the smallest coronal loops ever imaged.
Aug 26, 2025
Promising Earth-sized exoplanet is ruled out as habitable by new James Webb Space Telescope observations
The exoplanet was initially flagged as a promising candidate after its 2022 discovery in TESS data.
Aug 25, 2025
NASA’s Perseverance rover investigating Mars’ megaripples makes fascinating discovery
The Perseverance rover is now studying the modern effects of wind and water on Mars, beginning with a key investigation of wind-formed megaripples at 'Kerrlaguna.'
Aug 25, 2025
Earth’s radio signals highlight regions where extraterrestrial life could find us
Astronomers have identified a prime strategy for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
Aug 24, 2025
Rare XRISM findings reveal what a black hole looks like in its quietest X-ray phase
A team of international researchers has confirmed the presence of sluggish, hot gas circling a black hole.
Aug 23, 2025
Astrophysicists unveil new protocol to capture supernovae mere hours after they explode
A pilot study successfully demonstrated a new protocol for capturing the earliest light spectra of stellar explosions, often within 24 to 48 hours.
Aug 21, 2025
NASA’s Psyche captures stunning images of Earth and Moon from 180 million miles away
Taken from July 20 to 23, the images show our celestial neighbors as brilliant, sparkling points of light, set against the backdrop of the constellation Aries.
Aug 21, 2025
Astronomers discover a new moon in Uranus' orbit using the James Webb Telescope
Scientists at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) spearheaded the discovery, using the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) to pinpoint the faint moon.
Aug 20, 2025
Hubble Space Telescope's latest image reveals the secrets of low surface brightness galaxy NGC 45
The Hubble Space Telescope has released a new image of the NGC 45 spiral galaxy, providing a detailed view of its star-forming regions based on two observational studies.
Aug 20, 2025
NASA's Parker Solar Probe confirms long-held theories about magnetic reconnection on the Sun
In a new study, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) used data from the probe's September 2022 flyby, when it flew directly through a massive solar eruption.
Aug 19, 2025
Hubble discovers ultra-massive white dwarf with mysterious carbon heart, revealng violent star merger
This incredible discovery marks the first time that a white dwarf born from massive star merger has been identified by its ultraviolet spectrum.
Aug 17, 2025
Webb Telescope spots 300 unusually bright 'mysterious objects' that could rewrite galaxy formation history
As per scientists at the University of Missouri, 'these objects are candidate galaxies in the early universe, meaning they could be very early galaxies.'
Aug 16, 2025
NASA's IXPE reveals 'heartbeat black hole' data that challenges current scientific theories
The X-ray polarization mission has uncovered a surprising new detail about the 'heartbeat black hole' designated IGR J17091-3624.
Aug 15, 2025