How the same region of the universe would look in terms of the amount of stars for different values of the dark energy density. Clockwise, from top left, no dark…
Category: Planetary Science
Right now, the sun is far more active than predicted—and small satellites are paying the price
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar…
Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the sun, new research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research…
Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the spiral galaxy NGC 1672 with a supernova. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, O. Fox, L. Jenkins, S. Van Dyk, A. Filippenko, J. Lee…
NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space
The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at…
Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth’s changing surface
The NISAR mission will help researchers get a better understanding of how Earth’s surface changes over time, including in the lead-up to volcanic eruptions like the one pictured, at Mount…
Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station
Credit: NASA/Don Pettit Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on Oct. 24, 2024. The green glow of Earth’s atmosphere is also…
