Sending human ashes and personal mementoes to the Moon is now possible, but it opens up a maze of legal and ethical conundrums. When NASA attempted to return to the…
Category: Astronomy
Solar System Had 9 Planets. Maybe It Still Does?
Some of us remember August 24 2006 like it was yesterday. It was the day Pluto got booted from the exclusive “planets club.” I (Sara) was 11 years old, and…
The Next Solar Storm Is On Its Way – And May Cause More Problems Than You Think
We live in such times – we should be prepared for the worst and take adequate precautions. We should wear helmets and knee braces when riding bikes if our feet…
Mysterious Object Attracts Attention: Boundary Between a Black Hole and a Neutron Star
Data from the MeerKAT radio telescope reveal an object at the boundary between a black hole and a neutron star. When astronomers cannot explain something directly, it often becomes really…
New Data, Same Great Appearance for M87*
Nearly five years ago, a globe-spanning team of astronomers gave the world its first-ever glimpse of a black hole. Now the team has validated both their original findings and our…
Study Delivers Detailed Photos of Galaxies’ Inner Structures
For the first time, high-resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are offering powerful insights into the complex dust patterns of nearby star-forming galaxies. A galaxy’s inner makeup…
Scientists Reveal New Images of a Black Hole – Proof of a Persistent Black Hole Shadow
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) researchers published the first image of a black hole and its shadow in 2019, showing a bright ring with a dark circular area in the…
Lightest Black Hole or Heaviest Neutron Star? Manchester Astronomers Uncover a Mysterious Object in Milky Way
An international astronomer team has found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and simultaneously lighter than the lightest…
The ‘Barbenheimer Star’ – Technology Org
Astronomy’s new blockbuster was announced in New Orleans during the 2024 American Astronomical Society meeting. Astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) discovered evidence for what they call the…
Searching for Dark Matter in Gaps Between Stars
Although dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, astronomers have been unable to observe it directly. Astronomers anticipate upcoming images of the Andromeda galaxy may hold vital clues. The…
