Astronomy

In 2022, a massive star 16,000 light years away began inexplicably fading. After additional observations in 2023, a team of astronomers believes they have an…

A NASA study suggests that 17 exoplanets (worlds outside our solar system) may have oceans of liquid water, a crucial element for life, beneath ice…

Space junk, also known as space garbage or orbital debris, is a term used to describe non-functional, man-made objects in orbit around Earth. Defunct satellites,…

According to astronomers, the brightest burst of light ever witnessed in the night sky last year affected Earth’s upper atmosphere in a way never before…

Supermassive black holes are often found at the galactic core and can be millions or even billions of times more massive than our Sun. Because…

The Starship could take to the skies this week. The world’s highest and most powerful rocket might fly for the second time as early as…

In an effort to make spaceflight more sustainable, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aim to send the world’s first wooden satellite into…

Black holes are difficult to observe directly since they do not emit light. Scientists frequently deduce their presence by analyzing the effects they have on…

An international team of scientists, including astrophysicists, report on a focused observational campaign on GRS 1915+105, a Galactic microquasar. The scientists discovered previously unseen properties…

VERA, which stands for VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry, is a Japanese radio astronomy research. It is intended to do high-precision astrometry, which includes precisely…