New study further narrows the search for elusive pairs of supermassive monster black holes. Although astrophysicists have never sensed supermassive black hole binary systems, a galaxy-sized detector composed of dead…
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NASA’s Curiosity captures Martian morning, afternoon in new ‘postcard’
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of “Marker Band Valley” at two times of day on April 8. Color was added to a combination…
Planet Orbiting 2 Stars Discovered Using New Technique
An international team of astronomers is the first to apply an old technique to discover a new type of planet that orbits two stars – what is known as a…
Extremely Warped Supernova Discovered – Technology Org
Astronomers have been observing the gravitational bending of light since 1919, just a few years after Einstein developed the theory, but the transient nature of supernovae makes events such as…
New Instrument Sets Sights on Turtle Nebula
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…
New observatory instrument sets its sights on Turtle Nebula
A googly-eyed KCWI, posing as Thomas the Train’s lookalike and getting ready to return to the Keck II Telescope after having KCRM installed with it. Credit: C. Martin/Caltech A new…
How we may have solved the mystery of its puzzling persistence
An x-ray of the brightest ever gamma ray burst reflected off dust layers, creating extended ‘light echoes’ of the initial blast. Credit: NASA First detected accidentally by US military satellites…
Using photosynthesis for Martian occupation—while making space travel more sustainable
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space—which could supplement life support systems on the moon and Mars. In a study published…
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,…
