Category: Astronomy & Space

JWST reveals Io’s extreme volcanism and a sulfur-rich atmosphere, detailing Loki Patera’s lava lake and Kanehekili Fluctus eruptions spanning 4,300 sq km

The conclusion of the Second World War marked a turning point in astronomy, as technologies developed for military purposes found…

Astronomers spot an unprecedented black hole flare from 10 billion light-years away, peaking in 2018 and lasting years as a tidal disruption event in an AGN

A new generation of wearable robotics, designed as a pair of soft, fabric-based trousers, is poised to enhance how astronauts…

Scientists study millisecond pulsars to probe neutron-star matter, noting PSR J1748-2446ad spinning 716 times per second and other fast systems near that limit

After a quarter-century of revolutionary observations, the European Space Agency’s celebrated Cluster mission has concluded its scientific operations, leaving behind…

Scientists simulate blazar jets at CERN to test missing gamma rays, creating a miniature electron-positron fireball in a plasma chamber during the HiRadMat experiment

Researchers are making significant strides in developing technologies that could one day enable spacecraft to travel vast distances without the…

A new international study has concluded that dark matter, the unseen substance that dominates the universe, adheres to the known…

ISRO’s CMS-03, India’s heaviest satellite launched from Indian soil at 4,410 kg into GTO on the LVM3-M5 from Satish Dhawan to bolster naval communications