Young sun-like star completes its magnetic cycle in only two years
An unusually active star just 10.5 light-years from Earth is giving astronomers a unique glimpse into the turbulent youth of…
Category: Astronomy & Space
Astronomers Map Massive Gas Halo Around Starburst Galaxy IRAS 08339+6517
Astronomers map the circumgalactic medium of IRAS 08339+6517, revealing a gas halo extending at least 100,000 light-years and a starburst-driven outflow
ESA chief calls for reusable rockets to compete with SpaceX
ESA chief calls for reusable rockets to compete with SpaceX, with five firms bidding to build Europe’s first reusable launcher as Ariane 6 remains transitional
Woman discovers car-sized NASA space debris on Texas farm
Texas farmer discovers car-sized NASA space debris on her pasture, identified as the 2.1-ton SHOX satellite bus, prompting NASA to investigate orbital reentry
New applications harness satellite data for public benefit
A growing flood of data from Earth-orbiting satellites is being harnessed for an expanding array of applications that directly benefit…
Binary star discovery advances efforts to map the universe in motion
ANU researchers map the outer regions of globular cluster 47 Tucanae using Rubin Observatory data, finding binary stars 3x more common there than in the core
Plato spacecraft advances to final testing phase
The European Space Agency’s next-generation planet hunter has been fully assembled and is now poised to enter a final, grueling…
Nickel and urea in ancient oceans fueled the microbes that oxygenated Earth
An international team of scientists has uncovered a novel explanation for one of the most pivotal events in Earth’s history:…
First image captures two black holes circling each other
First direct radio image captures two supermassive black holes circling in the quasar OJ 287, revealing jets and a 12-year orbital dance via RadioAstron VLBI