Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, known as Barnard’s star. The newly discovered exoplanet has around half the mass of Venus, which…
Category: Astronomy
Why space archaeologists are finding more Mayan ruins than ever before (exclusive)
Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in the indigenous group’s ancestral lands. “Archeologists…
Best Sony cameras in 2024
After testing some of the best Sony cameras available on the market, we’ve compiled this guide of all our favorite models, from budget-friendly beginner options to powerhouses for professionals. Each…
Did dark matter help black holes grow to monster sizes in the infant cosmos?
New research suggests that dark matter decay could have helped black holes grow to monstrous supermassive sizes relatively early in the infant universe. If true, this could help explain some…
Hubble Space Telescope suggests our ancient universe was surprisingly crowded with supermassive black holes
A host of supermassive black holes populating the universe during the cosmic dark ages appears to drastically exceed estimates for how many billion-solar-mass black holes should have existed back then.…
Why I’m going to Easter Island for the ‘ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse
Would you travel 8,467 miles to see a ring around the moon for less than six minutes? On Oct. 2, 2024, a few hundred eclipse chasers will be on the…
James Webb Space Telescope finds ‘puffball’ exoplanet is uniquely lopsided
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that a “puffy” planet is asymmetric, meaning there is a significant difference between one side of the atmosphere and the…
Boeing Starliner astronaut Suni Williams takes ISS command as 8-day mission turns into 8 months (video)
NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams has just been handed the keys to the International Space Station, marking a milestone in her eight-month-long mission that was originally supposed to last eight…
Astronomers catalog over 500 extremely powerful cosmic explosions
Astronomers have cataloged a stunning treasure trove of over 500 of the universe’s most powerful explosions. These so-called gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, are so energetic that if just one of…
Watch NASA astronaut, 2 record-breaking cosmonauts head home to Earth on Sept. 23
A NASA astronaut and two record-setting Russian cosmonauts are set to head back to Earth on Monday (Sept. 23), and you can watch their homecoming live. Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft,…
