Hypervelocity Stars – passing through the galaxy
Astronomers have recently discovered a larger than expected number of hypervelocity stars passing through our galaxy. A few of these stars are...
The Goblin Makes an Appearance
The 40,000 year orbit of a recently discovered dwarf planet, nicknamed “The Goblin” adds to growing circumstantial evidence of a yet unseen giant planet...
Why we need to get back to Venus
Why we need to get back to Venus
Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University
Just next door, cosmologically speaking, is a planet almost exactly like...
NASA heading back to Mars
NASA's big move to search for life on Mars – and to bring rocks home
Briony Horgan, Purdue University and Melissa Rice, Western Washington University
This...
SpaceX reaches for milestone in spaceflight
A new era begins as a private company launches astronauts into orbit
On May 27, two American astronauts, Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley,...
Building a mirror for one of the world’s biggest telescopes
Buddy Martin, University of Arizona and Dae Wook Kim, University of Arizona
When astronomers point their telescopes up at the sky to see distant supernovae...
The First Pinpoint Landing on the Moon
Apollo 12: Fifty years ago, a passionate scientist's keen eye led to the first pinpoint landing on the Moon
Timothy Swindle, University of Arizona
When Apollo...
Unexpected find in the clouds of Venus
The detection of phosphine in Venus' clouds is a big deal – here's how we can find out if it's a sign of life
Paul...
Perseverance is the first of a new class of Mars explorers
Bringing Mars rocks back to Earth: On Feb. 18, Perseverance Rover landed safely on Mars – a lead scientist explains the tech and goals
Jim...
Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope Gets Two-Year Mission Extension
Jun 30, 2021
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
NEOWISE has provided an estimate of the size of over 1,850 near-Earth objects, helping us better understand our...
