The latest wide-scale analysis of data from the Euclid Space Telescope has demonstrated just how big of an impact this European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft is set to have on…
Category: Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope could find signs of life on alien ‘hycean’ ocean worlds
Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could provide the best chance for the James Webb Space Telescope…
1 week until the 1st solar eclipse of 2025. Here’s what you need to know about the March 2025 partial solar eclipse
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, a deep partial solar eclipse will be visible across the Northern Hemisphere. While there will be no totality, during which the moon completely obscures the…
What happened to all the water on Mars? Here’s why the debate continues
Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, and minerals that form only in liquid water. But how the Red…
Dark skies above world’s best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project
A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile’s Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world’s most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%,…
Euclid space telescope’s 1st results reveal ‘a goldmine of data’ in search for dark matter and dark energy (images, video)
The day that astronomers have been waiting for is here. On Wednesday (March 19), the European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft Euclid released its first data to the public and to…
Why NASA’s Starliner astronauts spent 9 months in space on a 10-day mission: A timeline
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams are finally headed back to Earth. The duo launched to the International Space Station (ISS) last June on the first-ever crewed…
How climate change could make Earth’s space junk problem even worse
Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are making the upper atmosphere thinner, decreasing its ability to pull space junk out of orbit. As a result, far fewer satellites will be able…
Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust
NASA’s most ambitious Arctic voyage to date has revealed surprisingly high concentrations of ice particles in clouds over Greenland, a clue that may help explain why Arctic ice is melting…
4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard’s Star, one of the sun’s nearest neighbors
Scientists have confirmed the existence of four small, rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star — the second closest star system to Earth — using a specialized instrument on the mighty Gemini…
