The problem was that a tiny amount of unwanted sunlight reached Euclid’s visible instrument (VIS) at specific angles, even with the spacecraft’s sunshield (its back) turned towards the Sun. Artist…
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XMM-Newton Spots a Black Hole Throwing a Tantrum
Black holes are like temperamental toddlers. They spill food all the time, but ESA’s XMM-Newton has caught a black hole in the act of ‘flipping over the table’ during an…
Spot the king of planets: Observe Jupiter
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is close to the size of Earth. Credit: NASA Jupiter is our solar system’s undisputed king of the planets. Jupiter is bright and easy to spot…
Russia launches supply rocket to ISS
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Russia on Thursday launched a supply rocket to the International Space Station, one of the rare Russia-US projects kept alive since Russia’s offensive against Ukraine. A…
Another overnight sonic boom possible from SpaceX launch of moon-bound lander
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Another commercial company is trying to become the first to land on the moon with a planned overnight launch atop a SpaceX rocket that could bring…
Discovery of unexpected ultramassive galaxies may not rewrite cosmology, but still leaves questions
By observing different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope are able to see different things in the same parts of the universe.…
Measuring distances in the universe with fast radio bursts
FAST catches a real pulse from FRB 121102. Credit: NAOC Now and then there is a bright radio flash somewhere in the sky. It can last anywhere from a few…
Once a Spy Satellite, Now a Telescope With an Eye on the Cosmos
NASA is gearing up for the highly anticipated May 2027 launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and the astronomy and cosmology community is already buzzing with excitement. Dubbed…
Astronauts from NASA’s Expedition 71 to conduct research aboard space station
Brain organoid cells from the previous investigation Cosmic Brain Organoids are made of cells from people with Parkinson’s Disease and primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Credit: New York Stem Cell Research…
Astronomers Make Rare Exoplanet Discovery – and a Giant Leap in Detecting Earth-like Bodies
Astronomers have made the rare discovery of a small, cold exoplanet and its massive outer companion – shedding light on the formation of planets like Earth. Exoplanet – illustrative photo.…
