Astronomers Detect Clouds on an Exoplanet, and Even Measure Their Altitude

By Matthew Williams - September 26, 2021 07:26 PM UTC | Exoplanets

An international research team shows how combining data from multiple observatories allowed them to detect clouds in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.

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Chang'e-5 Returned an Exotic Collection of Moon Rocks

By Nancy Atkinson - September 26, 2021 04:08 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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A Tiny, Inexpensive Satellite Will be Studying the Atmospheres of hot Jupiters

By sjohnston - September 25, 2021 07:05 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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Astronomers Find a Giant Cavity in Space, Hollowed out by an Ancient Supernova

By Brian Koberlein - September 25, 2021 12:11 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Gaia's 3-D mapping of the galaxy has revealed a cosmic bubble, with clues about how molecular clouds and stars form.

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Galactic Panspermia. How far Could Life Spread Naturally in a Galaxy Like the Milky Way?

By Evan Gough - September 24, 2021 06:25 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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NASA's InSight Experiences its Most Powerful Marsquake so far: Magnitude 4.2, Lasting 90 Minutes

By Nancy Atkinson - September 24, 2021 05:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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The Future Could Bring Pinpoint Deliveries From Orbit

By Matthew Williams - September 24, 2021 01:58 PM UTC | Space Exploration

SpaceWorks, an Atlanta-based commercial space company, is working on reentry capsules that will allow for orbital delivery services.

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Mars Was Too Small to Ever be Habitable

By Evan Gough - September 24, 2021 01:33 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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Although it's Quiet Today, Mars Once had Thousands of Volcanic Eruptions on its Surface

By Matthew Williams - September 23, 2021 05:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research has found more evidence that Mars once experienced super-volcanoes that filled the atmosphere with ash and dust.

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Hubble Reveals the Final Stages of a Dying Star

By Evan Gough - September 23, 2021 02:55 PM UTC | Stars

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These are the new Space Force Uniforms, So Say We All

By Nancy Atkinson - September 23, 2021 10:02 AM UTC | Space Policy

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A Proposed Clockwork Solar System Made out of LEGO

By Andy Tomaswick - September 23, 2021 09:28 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

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Astronomers Discover an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole as it Destroys a Star

By Evan Gough - September 22, 2021 07:06 PM UTC | Black Holes

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3,600 Years ago, a 50-Meter-Wide Meteor Exploded in the Sky and Destroyed a City Near the Dead Sea

By Nancy Atkinson - September 22, 2021 04:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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A Particle Physics Experiment Might Have Directly Observed Dark Energy

By Matthew Williams - September 22, 2021 02:10 PM UTC | Physics

In a new study, a team of researchers proposed that Dark Matter detectors could also search for the elusive force that is causing our Universe to expand (Dark Energy)!

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NASA has a Ballistic air gun to Hurl Rocks at Space Suits to Test Their Micrometeorite Protection

By Andy Tomaswick - September 22, 2021 10:40 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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Using Quasars as a New Standard Candle to Define Distance

By David Dickinson - September 22, 2021 09:36 AM UTC | Cosmology

A new study shows a way to gauge distance in the early Universe.

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By Using Dashcams and Security Cameras, Astronomers Were Able to Track Down the Location of a Meteorite

By Nancy Atkinson - September 21, 2021 04:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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A LEGO® Version of the Very Large Telescope. It Even has a Laser Interferometer

By Andy Tomaswick - September 21, 2021 09:53 AM UTC | Telescopes

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NASA's VIPER Rover Will Hunt for Water Near Nobile Crater at Moon's South Pole

By Alan Boyle - September 20, 2021 06:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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