A powerful satellite called XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) is set to provide astronomers with a revolutionary look at the X-ray sky. XRISM, led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in collaboration with…
Category: Astronomy
Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
A University of Michigan astronomer has thoroughly studied a star that was torn apart when it ventured too close to a giant black hole and then had its insides tossed…
Webb Captures Detailed Beauty of Ring Nebula
Formed by a star throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel, the Ring Nebula is an archetypal planetary nebula. The object is also known as M57…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Landed on the Moon. How was ESA Involved?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module on the surface of the Moon.
Dark Energy Measured by Studying the Galaxy Next Door
Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy – the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its accelerating expansion…
Putting the Universe to the Test
New computer simulation of the universe as a promising multitool. Comparison of the distributions of neutrinos (top) and dark matter (bottom), based on an observer positioned in the middle of…
US Department of Justice sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is suing SpaceX, alleging that the company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients. The lawsuit claims that, from September 2018…
Wreckage of Russian warlord’s plane spotted from space (photo)
A satellite has spotted the wreckage of the plane that went down in northwestern Russia on Wednesday (Aug. 23), apparently with Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin on board. The plane, an…
Mysterious Origin of Magnetars, Dead Stars
Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don’t know exactly how they…
Clearspace-1 space debris cleanup target struck by space debris
The target for a space debris cleanup mission is apparently in pieces. A leftover rocket adapter, expected to be removed from low Earth orbit in 2026, has new pieces of…
