Ax-2 crew members Peggy Whitson (far left), Rayyanah Barnawi, John Shoffner and Ali Al-Qarni took part in training ahead of their expected journey to the International Space Station. A private…
Category: Planetary Science
For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf
This image shows some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way – ancient white dwarfs – as imaged by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA and H. Richer (University…
New images released by Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
A mosaic of new solar images produced by the Inouye Solar Telescope was released today, previewing solar data taken during the telescope’s first year of operations during its commissioning phase.…
Perseverance rover captures view of Mars’ Belva Crater
The 152 images that make up this mosaic of Belva Crater were taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on April 22, 2023, the 772nd Martian day,…
Origami heat shield: Reusable for reentries
Credit: Space Forge A novel origami-based heat shield developed with ESA support is planned to be tested with an actual atmospheric reentry from space. Named Pridwen, after the legendary shield…
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight to fly by Earth
This screenshot from NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System 3D visualization tool shows Lunar Flashlight making its close approach with Earth late on May 16. The CubeSat will pass about…
Researchers determine global thickness and density of Martian crust
Topographic map of the Martian surface (l.) and representation of the crust thickness (r.). Credit: MOLA Science Team / Doyeon Kim, ETH Zurich A strong quake in the last year…
Hubble captures light-bending galaxy cluster eMACS J1823.1+7822
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling A vast galaxy cluster lurks in the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Like a submerged sea monster causing waves…
How fast is the universe really expanding? Multiple views of an exploding star raise new questions
Each of the four yellow dots is a separate image of Supernova Refsdal, which lies behind the bright blob of a galaxy cluster in the centre of the picture. Credit:…
Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet—an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery
For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of its planets. The star, named ZTF SLRN-2020, is located in the Milky Way galaxy, in…
