New Data Supports the Modified Gravity Explanation for Dark Matter, Much to the Surprise of the Researchers

By Brian Koberlein - December 28, 2020 11:31 AM UTC | Cosmology

A team of astronomers set out to disprove modified gravity, and ended up confirming it instead.

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To Help Trudge Through the Snow, the Chang'e-5 Recovery Team Wore Powered Exoskeletons

By Andy Tomaswick - December 28, 2020 01:02 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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Even the Outside of Hayabusa 2's Sample Capsule has Asteroid Debris on it

By Matthew Williams - December 26, 2020 06:58 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to statements made by JAXA, the samples returned by the Hayabusa 2 mission included black sand and gases obtained from the asteroid itself.

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One of the Largest, Most Complete Einstein Rings Ever Seen. Astronomers Call it the "Molten Ring"

By Andy Tomaswick - December 26, 2020 03:00 PM UTC | Extragalactic

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Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" XV: What is the Percolation Hypothesis?

By Matthew Williams - December 25, 2020 03:10 AM UTC | Astrobiology

Could it be that the reason we haven't met any aliens is because interstellar colonization simply isn't practical? Not exactly good news for us!

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A Single Filament of Gas Has Been Discovered That Stretches 50 Million Light-Years

By Andy Tomaswick - December 25, 2020 02:04 AM UTC | Extragalactic

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Astronomy 2021: Top Events for the Coming Year

By David Dickinson - December 24, 2020 09:45 AM UTC | Site News

Eclipses, meteor showers, occultations and more.

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A Very Interesting Radio Signal was Just Detected Coming from Proxima Centauri

By Matthew Cimone - December 23, 2020 01:48 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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If a Planet Has a Lot of Methane in its Atmosphere, Life is the Most Likely Cause

By Evan Gough - December 23, 2020 01:37 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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A Proposal for a Neutrino Detection Array Spanning 200,000 Square Kilometers

By Andy Tomaswick - December 23, 2020 01:39 AM UTC | Physics

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A Canadian Astronaut Will be on Artemis 2, Making it the Second Nation to Send Humans Into Deep Space (but not Walk on the Moon)

By Matthew Williams - December 22, 2020 05:15 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have announced that a Canadian astronaut will fly as part of the Artemis II mission.

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If Axions Explain Dark Matter, it Could be Possible to Detect Them Nearby Neutron Stars

By Brian Koberlein - December 22, 2020 12:00 PM UTC | Physics

Astronomers look for dark matter in the radio signals of neutron stars. If found it could solve two problems in fundamental physics.

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NASA Announces its Artemis Astronauts: 18 People Training to Fly to the Moon

By Matthew Williams - December 21, 2020 03:51 PM UTC | Missions

NASA has announced the names of the 18 astronauts that make up the Artemis Team. A select few, and some international partners, will be going back to the Moon!

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China's Planning to Launch a Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory in the 2030s: TianQin. Here's how it'll Stack up Against LISA

By Paul Sutter - December 21, 2020 07:26 AM UTC | Telescopes

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This galaxy took only 500 million years to form

By Paul Sutter - December 21, 2020 07:17 AM UTC | Extragalactic

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Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" XIV: What is the Aurora Hypothesis?

By Matthew Williams - December 20, 2020 07:15 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Is it possible that we haven't heard from aliens because colonizing exoplanets is hazardous to your health? So says the Aurora Hypothesis!

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Radio Emissions Have Been Detected from an Exoplanet

By Matthew Cimone - December 20, 2020 04:22 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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The European Extremely Large Telescope Just Got a 10% Budget Boost, Now Costing $1.5 Billion

By Andy Tomaswick - December 19, 2020 05:56 PM UTC | Telescopes

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Here are NASA's Science Priorities for the Artemis Missions

By Matthew Williams - December 19, 2020 05:36 PM UTC | Missions

NASA has released the Artemis III Science Definition Team Report, which defines the science operations that the "first woman and next man" will conduct on the Moon in 2024.

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Here's Chang'e-5, Seen From Lunar Orbit

By Matthew Williams - December 18, 2020 08:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show where the Chang'e-5 mission landed. The samples obtained by this lander were recently returned to Earth.

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