Universe Today (Page 206)

These Stars are Already Merging, but Their Future Will Be Catastrophic

By Brian Koberlein - April 29, 2023 11:01 AM UTC | Stars

Two stars are in the process of merging, but they will become black holes before they do.

Ingenuity Snaps Another Shot of Perseverance on the Move

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - April 28, 2023 06:01 PM UTC | Planetary Science

JWST's MIRI Instrument is Having Problems Again

By Nancy Atkinson - April 28, 2023 03:50 PM UTC | Missions

You Don't Want to Be Within 160 Light-Years of a Supernova

By Brian Koberlein - April 28, 2023 03:30 PM UTC | Stars

When it comes to supernovae, what is the minimum safe distance for habitable planets? Larger than we thought.

China is Planning to Land Humans on the Moon by 2030 as Part of its Ambitious Lunar Agenda

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - April 28, 2023 01:44 AM UTC | Space Exploration

One Day Astronauts Will Be Breathing Oxygen Made From Rocks

By Nancy Atkinson - April 27, 2023 05:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A Supermassive Black Hole and its Jet, All in a Single Picture

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - April 27, 2023 05:26 PM UTC | Black Holes

NASA Seeks Greater Diversity in Research Collaborations

By Matthew Williams - April 27, 2023 05:23 PM UTC | Space Policy

Through the MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification, NASA is looking for input from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) for its "Moon to Mars" mission architecture.

What a Mess. A Black Hole's Stellar Meal is Brighter and Longer Lasting Than Ever Seen Before

By Brian Koberlein - April 27, 2023 03:15 PM UTC | Black Holes

A black hole munching on a star may have caused one of the brightest transients every observed.

Gravitational Waves From Pulsars Could Be Used to Probe the Interior of the Sun

By Brian Koberlein - April 27, 2023 09:15 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Gravitational waves from known pulsars might be used to probe the interior of the Sun.

China's New Solar Observatory is Almost Ready for its Trials

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - April 26, 2023 06:39 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

The Next Generation of Telescopes Will Tell Us About the Weather on Other Worlds

By Matthew Williams - April 26, 2023 06:12 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A study shows how next-generation Extremely Large Telescopes are going to let astronomers get a glimpse of what's going on in distant atmospheres!

Is This a Black Hole or a New Type of Star?

By Brian Koberlein - April 26, 2023 01:48 PM UTC | Black Holes

A new model argues that strange, star-like objects might appear similar to black holes.

JWST Sees a Galaxy Cluster Coming Together in the Early Universe

By Nancy Atkinson - April 26, 2023 01:23 PM UTC | Extragalactic

New High-Resolution Photos of Deimos From the Hope Mission

By Nancy Atkinson - April 26, 2023 11:24 AM UTC | Planetary Science

The United Arab Emirates Hope orbital mission to Mars sent home new beautiful high-resolution images of the Red Planet's moon Deimos when it flew within 100 km of the moon last month.

These Stars are Already Merging, but Their Future Will Be Catastrophic

Ingenuity Snaps Another Shot of Perseverance on the Move

JWST's MIRI Instrument is Having Problems Again

You Don't Want to Be Within 160 Light-Years of a Supernova

China is Planning to Land Humans on the Moon by 2030 as Part of its Ambitious Lunar Agenda

One Day Astronauts Will Be Breathing Oxygen Made From Rocks

A Supermassive Black Hole and its Jet, All in a Single Picture

NASA Seeks Greater Diversity in Research Collaborations

What a Mess. A Black Hole's Stellar Meal is Brighter and Longer Lasting Than Ever Seen Before

Gravitational Waves From Pulsars Could Be Used to Probe the Interior of the Sun

China's New Solar Observatory is Almost Ready for its Trials

The Next Generation of Telescopes Will Tell Us About the Weather on Other Worlds

Is This a Black Hole or a New Type of Star?

JWST Sees a Galaxy Cluster Coming Together in the Early Universe

New High-Resolution Photos of Deimos From the Hope Mission

TESS Reaches Fifth Anniversary of Extraordinary Mission, but its Work is Far from Over

Japanese Company's Moon Lander Is Presumed Lost After Going Silent

JWST Sees Merging Galaxies Releasing the Light of a Trillion Suns

If a Star Has Less Metals, it Might Have a Better Chance to Spark Life

NASA Wants New Ideas for Launching Lunar Payloads and Unlocking Climate Science!