The image shows the predicted flux of antihelium-3 produced from dark matter (WIMPs) that annihilate producing these antinuclei. Each color represents the prediction for a different mass of dark matter,…
Category: Planetary Science
South America treated to rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
The eclipse starts off looking like a ‘bite’ has been taken out of the Sun. Skygazers on the tip of South America were treated Wednesday to a spectacular “ring of…
New super-Neptune exoplanet discovered
TESS Simple Aperture Photometry of TOI-5005. Credit: Castro-González et al., 2024. An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The newly…
Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s largest moon
An SwRI-led team detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide spectral signatures on Pluto’s largest moon Charon using Webb telescope observations (white), which extend the wavelength coverage of previous New Horizons…
Hubble captures stellar nurseries in majestic spiral galaxy IC 1954
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 1954. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble…
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File Earth’s moon will soon have some company—a “mini…
SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts
SpaceX has been flying regular missions every six months to allow the rotation of ISS crews. A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving…
Europe en route for moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet
Pesquet is a national icon in France for his missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the moon with…
Scientists create model of holographic dark energy that is no longer unstable
The map of the relic microwave radiation is the “date” of the expansion of the universe. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. In 1998, scientists discovered that our universe expands with acceleration, and…
