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A New Planet-Hunting Instrument Has Been Installed on the Very Large Telescope
A new study shows how existing observatories like the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) can be upgraded to perform cutting-edge…
If Earth is Average, We Should Find Extraterrestrial Life Within 60 Light-Years
A new study estimates that there could be 11,000 habitable planets within 100 parsecs of our Sun, the nearest being…
NASA Opens the Lid on OSIRIS-REx's Sample Capsule
NASA teams have started the intricate process of removing the samples of asteroid Bennu from their canister.
Why Build Megastructures? Just Move Planets Around to Make Habitable Worlds
A new study recommends we stop looking for megastructures and start searching for advanced civilizations who have moved multiple planets…
The OSIRIS-REx Capsule Has Landed! Asteroid Samples Returned!
The samples obtained by NASA's OSIRIS-REx of the asteroid Bennu landed this morning and will be analyzed shortly!
OSIRIS-REx Returns This Sunday!
On Sunday, September 24th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will deliver samples from the asteroid Benny.
We Should Be Looking for Small, Hot Dyson Spheres
A new study recommends looking for Dyson Spheres that are smaller, orbit closer to their suns, and might still be…
Introducing Magic: Analog Sky’s New 3D Printed Binoculars for Astronomy
A new project promises to bring back the magic to night sky observing.
Tiny Swarming Spacecraft Could Establish Communications with Proxima Centauri
New research from the Institute for Interstellar Studies explains how swarms of thousands of tiny spacecraft could maintain communications with…
NASA Confirms That 2023 was the Hottest Summer on Record
Yesterday, NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) announced that the summer of 2003 was the hottest on record. This…