Category: Planetary Science
Webb confirms a longstanding galaxy model
JWST image of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 628. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Judy Schmidt (CC BY 2.0) Perhaps the greatest tool astronomers have is the…
Chinese space station crew returns after six months in orbit
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A three-person Chinese crew returned to Earth early Monday after more than six months aboard the Tiangong space station, state news agency Xinhua reported. Ye Guangfu,…
Learning more about supernovae through stardust
Pair of presolar grains from the Murchison meteorite. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy Most of the diverse elements in the universe come from supernovae. We are, quite literally,…
Blue Origin hauls massive New Glenn 1st stage to launch site with hot fire up next
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Blue Origin hauled the immense first stage booster for its upcoming debut launch of its New Glenn rocket to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October…
Astronomers predict the orbits of potentially hazardous comets from meteor showers
Illustration of long-period comets and the Oort cloud. Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it’s easy to understand why. They…
As Musk seeks to launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites, space researchers urge caution
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over 100 space researchers signed a letter urging the federal government to perform an environmental review before allowing SpaceX to continue launching thousands of satellites for…
Innovative model offers new way for astronomers to analyze powerful space explosions
The explosion of a massive star leads to the expulsion of its envelope, and this “ejecta” expands outward with time and interacts with the medium surrounding the star at the…
