A new instrument for studying a web of filaments that connects galaxies across the universe has captured its first image, a milestone known in astronomy as “first light.” A googly-eyed…
Category: Astronomy
Why is it Worth Participating in European Rover Challenge?
For almost a decade, the European Rover Challenge has gathered and inspired thousands of people about space and its exploration, providing visitors with an amazing experience and participants with valuable…
Parker Solar Probe Flies into the Fast Solar Wind and Finds its Source
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the sun’s surface,…
Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Telescope Shows
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…
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,…
