Topographic map of the Martian surface (l.) and representation of the crust thickness (r.). Credit: MOLA Science Team / Doyeon Kim, ETH Zurich A strong quake in the last year…
Category: Space
Hubble captures light-bending galaxy cluster eMACS J1823.1+7822
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling A vast galaxy cluster lurks in the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Like a submerged sea monster causing waves…
How fast is the universe really expanding? Multiple views of an exploding star raise new questions
Each of the four yellow dots is a separate image of Supernova Refsdal, which lies behind the bright blob of a galaxy cluster in the centre of the picture. Credit:…
Laboratory solar flares reveal clues to bursts of high-energy particles from space
Simulating solar flares on a scale the size of a banana, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers at Caltech have parsed out how these massive explosions blast potentially harmful energetic particles and X-rays into…
Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet—an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery
For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of its planets. The star, named ZTF SLRN-2020, is located in the Milky Way galaxy, in…
NASA’s Perseverance Images May Show Record of Wild Martian River
Years ago, scientists noticed a series of curving bands of layered rock within Jezero Crater that they dubbed “the curvilinear unit.” They could see these layers from space but are…
Stuck antenna freed on Jupiter-bound spacecraft
In this frame grab from video provided by the European Space Agency, the second stuck part of the RIME antenna deploys, seen at right leaning vertically, on a spacecraft bound…
Astronomers reveal the largest cosmic explosion ever seen
Artist impression of a black hole accretion. Credit: John A. Paice, johnapaice.com A team of astronomers led by the University of Southampton has uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed.…
Researchers find new approach to explore earliest universe dynamics with gravitational waves
by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Schematic of the inflaton field fragmented into oscillons, with superimposed gravitational waves. Credit: Kavli IPMU,…
Sun, Moon and Earth aligned: 2023 total eclipse at sea, what it was like to witness it
The fascinating story about witnessing the 2023 total eclipse at sea, off the coast of Australia. As the Co-Director of Swinburne’s Space Technology and Industry Institute, I can apply my…
