In this frame grab from video provided by the European Space Agency, the second stuck part of the RIME antenna deploys, seen at right leaning vertically, on a spacecraft bound…
Category: Planetary Science
Astronomers reveal the largest cosmic explosion ever seen
Artist impression of a black hole accretion. Credit: John A. Paice, johnapaice.com A team of astronomers led by the University of Southampton has uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed.…
Researchers find new approach to explore earliest universe dynamics with gravitational waves
by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Schematic of the inflaton field fragmented into oscillons, with superimposed gravitational waves. Credit: Kavli IPMU,…
Modeling of energetic neutral atoms to study solar flares and coronal mass ejections
This schematic diagram illustrates the two acceleration sites of ions in large solar energetic particle (SEP) events: flares and CME-driven shocks. Once produced, energetic ions can propagate along open interplanetary…
Astronomers claim to have solved mystery of the runaway supermassive black hole
Above: Image of the object observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows the emission in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. Middle: Ultraviolet image of a local galaxy without…
Virgin to launch commercial spaceflights in June
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity and mothership after taking off from New Mexico in July 2021. Space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced Monday that it is resuming flights…
Star swallows planet in one big gulp
This illustration provided Caltech/IPAC by depicts a planet skimming the surface of its star. Astronomers reported their observations Wednesday, May 3, 2023, of what appears to be a gas giant…
1st lunar eclipse of 2023 dims full moon ever so slightly
Roof decorations depicting mythical sacred beasts are silhouetted near a penumbral lunar eclipse partially blocked by clouds during the early hours of Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Beijing. Credit: AP…
Gas observed moving into a massive galaxy offers evidence of material recycling
Direct imaging on the gas recycling around massive galaxy 11 billion years ago. Credit: Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University An international team of space scientists has found that observation of…
