Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency…
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Dying stars’ cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Cocoons of debris around dying stars likely emit gravitational waves, a new set of simulations suggests. This artist’s impression shows the magnetar, a type of neutron stars. Image credit: ESO/L.…
Disks, Spikes And Clouds: What Black Holes Teach Us?
The detection of gravitational waves produced by the merger of black holes is teaching us a lot about the properties of these extreme objects. A team of researchers in the…
Webb’s NIRISS Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Using the Canadian NIRISS instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, astrophysics PhD student Louis-Philippe Coulombe has mapped the atmosphere of the intriguing exoplanet WASP-18 b. There’s an intriguing exoplanet…
1st-ever private Venus mission delayed until at least 2025
The first private mission to Venus won’t launch this year after all. The Rocket Lab mission, which was initially set to launch last month, has been delayed until at least…
The number of known repeating fast radio bursts just doubled
All fast radio bursts may repeat if observed long enough – evidence supported by statistics tools and new analysis. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are repeating flashes of radio waves that…
Gravitational-wave detectors: New run to explore secrets of the universe
The next run of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA detectors will be the most sensitive search yet for gravitational waves. On Wednesday, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration began a new observing run with upgraded instruments,…
Thermal Protection Material for NASA’s Moon Rocket Hardware Installed
Technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have completed applying thermal protection system material to the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket…
NASA, Boeing Provide Update on Starliner Flight Test Readiness
NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station. During the checkpoint,…
All known planet-hosting, three-star systems in a single catalog
Triple-stellar systems have two stars orbiting one another with a third orbiting the pair. Now we have a catalog containing all known three-star systems that also host planets around them.…
