This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy NGC 1559. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, W. Yuan, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team, A. Riess, K.…
Category: Planetary Science
Life might thrive on the surface of Earth for an extra billion years
This schematic shows the relationship between the different physical and chemical processes that make up the carbonate-silicate cycle. In the upper panel, the specific processes are identified, and in the…
Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen—and named them Porphyrion
This picture taken by LOFAR shows Porphyrion, with the galaxy hosting the supermassive black hole in the centre. The largest blob-like structure near the centre is a separate smaller jet…
New cosmic distance catalog could unlock the mysteries of universe formation
The William Herschel Telescope in La Palma, Spain. Credit: PAUS team A new catalog providing information on millions of distant galaxies, which determines their distances with unprecedented precision over a…
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper…
Supermoon and partial lunar eclipse rising over Kansas City soon: When to look up
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you look up in the Kansas and Missouri skies on Tuesday, Sept. 17, you may be able to catch a glimpse at not only a…
New video shows how tiny spacecraft will ‘swarm’ Proxima Centauri
Screenshot of the animation showing the Swarming Proxima Centauri approaching Proxima b. Credit: i4is/Interstellar Initiatives Earlier this year, NASA selected a rather interesting proposal for Phase I development as part…
Boeing ‘ran out of time’ on Starliner: astronaut stuck on ISS
US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams took off aboard Boeing’s Starliner in early June for what was meant to be an eight-day mission. A US astronaut stuck on the…
Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them
This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.…
