This image from a map of Jezero Crater shows the area NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is currently exploring, including Belva Crater, just below the center of the image. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University…
Category: Space
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…
Astronomers observe giant tails of helium escaping Jupiter-like planet
Simulated view of the planet HAT-P-32b orbiting its parent star, HAT-P-32A. The planet is nearly twice the size of Jupiter and losing its atmosphere through dramatic tails of helium unfurling…
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…
NASA’s new detectors could improve views of gamma-ray events
In a practical application like this sounding rocket test instrument design, a gamma-ray observatory would use multiple layers of Astropix sensors, which could then track a 3-dimensional particle trajectory through…
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…
Using statistics in a new way to decipher the universe
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The digital age has been a tremendous boon to the fields of both statistics and astronomy. However, according to Dr. Max Bonamente, a professor of physics…
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…
Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three Chinese astronauts working at the country’s space station have returned safely to Earth, state media reported Sunday, hailing the mission as a “complete success”. The…
