Discovery of giant exomoons around the planets Kepler-1625b and Kepler-1708b called into question. Just as it can be assumed that the stars in our Milky Way are orbited by planets,…
Category: Astronomy
Next-gen Gravitational Wave Detectors Will Provide “Remarkable Scientific Payoff”
Next-generation gravitational wave detectors capable of revealing processes from the creation of our Universe obtainable by no other means are being developed by UK astronomers. Artist impression of the Cosmic…
Interpreting the Afterglow of a Black Hole’s Breakfast
An entirely new way to probe how active black holes behave when they eat has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. ALMA, located in the Chilean Atacama desert,…
Tracking Undetectable Space Junk – Technology Org
Colliding pieces of space debris emit electric signals that could help track small debris littering Earth’s orbit, potentially saving satellites and spacecraft. Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able…
Downloading NASA’s Dark Matter Data from Above the Clouds
Data from a NASA mission to map dark matter around galaxy clusters has been saved by a new recovery system designed by scientists at the University of Sydney. The system…
New Dark Matter Theory Explains Two Puzzles in Astrophysics
Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports. Thought to make up 85% of matter in the universe, dark matter is nonluminous and its nature…
Cradle of Possible Earth-like Planets Found in Harsh Environment
Planets like our Earth could form even in the harshest known star-forming environments, drenched by hard UV light from massive stars. That is the main result of analyses of new…
Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds
In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the…
Contract Secures Next Step for TRUTHS Climate Mission
Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental…
A Star Is Born: UVA Undergrad Leads Team Studying Stellar Formation
For most of us on Earth, Sagittarius is simply the constellation that some see in the shape of an archer drawing a bow. But viewed from space through NASA’s James…
