The hyperactive sunspot region responsible for the beautiful auroras earlier in May was still alive and kicking when it rotated away from Earth’s view. Watching from the other side of…
Category: Astronomy
First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image
For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) has captured a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to image directly. In this stunning image of the Serpens…
A black hole of inexplicable mass
The black hole already weighed a billion solar masses when the universe was still in its infancy. The James Webb Space Telescope observed a galaxy in a young universe stage.…
This impossibly massive black hole wasn’t very hungry during the dawn of time
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole at “cosmic dawn” that seems to be impossibly massive. The confusion comes from the fact that…
Will Boeing Starliner issues delay its 1st long-duration astronaut flight?
While NASA and Boeing are focused on finishing the first astronaut mission aboard the Starliner spacecraft early next month, what happens next is already on everyone’s mind. Boeing’s Starliner capsule…
Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a…
New ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ gameplay trailer dives into the galactic underworld (video)
Last year’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was easily one of the best Star Wars games of all time, and yet, fans have been itching for a full-blown open-world game set…
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ zooms into Season 2 with new ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ warps into Season 2 with new Netflix trailer (video) trailer and bold key art
Resurrected by Netflix and zooming onto their streaming platform starting on July 1, 2024, the award-winning animated children’s series, “Star Trek: Prodigy,” is cleared for launch and CBS Studios has…
How the GOES U satellite will change Earth and space weather forecasts forever
I remember in college in the late 2000s learning about forecasting weather. My classmates and I would hand draw maps with the current weather systems and then we’d look at…
Scientists bring cosmic explorations to smartphones
By using a phone camera and a new set of Instagram augmented reality filters, anyone can dive into the cosmic depths of space, encountering nebulae, pulsars and even remnants of…
