The two-days binned MAXI light curve of GX 349+2. The red and blue vertical lines represent AstroSat and NICER observations. Credit: Kashyap et al., 2023. Using the AstroSat spacecraft and…
Category: Space
NASA, Boeing Provide Update on Starliner Flight Test Readiness
NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station. During the checkpoint,…
All known planet-hosting, three-star systems in a single catalog
Triple-stellar systems have two stars orbiting one another with a third orbiting the pair. Now we have a catalog containing all known three-star systems that also host planets around them.…
The search for habitable planets expands
A University of Michigan astronomer and his team suggest a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that considers a zone not previously considered: the space between the…
Black Holes Ring, Physicists Listen Closely
Rendered image showing gravitational waves around a binary neutron star, one of the final stages of it becoming a black hole. Image credit: LIGO/Caltech Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity…
One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just…
NASA’s UFO task force meets on May 31 and you can watch it live online for free
NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast. The agency will hold a meeting of…
Researchers find new exoplanet, potentially covered in volcanoes
An international team of astronomers, including a key researcher from McMaster, has discovered a unique Earth-sized exoplanet that may be carpeted with volcanoes. LP 791-18 d, illustrated here, is an…
Meet the scientist (sort of) spending a year on Mars
A portion of Mars Dune Alpha is seen at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Living on Mars wasn’t exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though…
