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Nancy Grace Roman Just Passed a Critical Design Review
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just completed it's Mission Critical Design Review, a major milestone on the road to…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XVII: What is the “SETI-Paradox” Hypothesis?
Another reason we haven't heard from aliens is that the possibility that every everyone is listening, but nobody's messaging!
Arid Meteor Outburst in the Works This Week?
A new Arid meteor shower may be making itself known in early October 2021.
A Technique to Find Oceans on Other Worlds
A new study shows how next-generation observatories could directly observe oceans on exoplanets, which could narrow the search for extraterrestrial…
Astronomers Look at Super-Earths That had Their Atmospheres Stripped Away by Their Stars
A new study examines two rocky exoplanets (TOI-1634b and TOI-1685b) that appear to have been stripped of their atmospheres.
Communication With Mars is About to Become Impossible (for two Weeks)
Every two years, Mars enters what is known as a "Solar Conjunction," where its orbit takes it behind the Sun…
How Much Carbon Dioxide Snow Falls Every Winter on Mars?
New research hows how changes in the size of the Martian polar ice caps are associated with annual changes in…
Vera Rubin Observatory Should Find 5 Interstellar Objects a Year, Many of Which we Could Chase Down With Spacecraft
According to new research, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will detect 5 `Oumuamua-like objects a year, creating many opportunities for…
China’s First Space Station Crew is Back From Orbit
The crew of China's Tiangong space station returned to Earth, having set a new record for the longest Chinese crewed…
Astronomers Detect Clouds on an Exoplanet, and Even Measure Their Altitude
An international research team shows how combining data from multiple observatories allowed them to detect clouds in the atmosphere of…