Strange Object Nicknamed “The Accident” Reveals a New Population of Anomalous Stars
Brown dwarfs occupy the space between stars and a planet, never achieving the mass required to initiate nuclear fusion, the process that gives stars their…
Astronomy
Perseverance Finally Bags a Sample of Mars to Return to Earth
Perseverance has successfully scooped a sample of Martian soil for eventual return to Earth after failing on its first attempt. This is the first time…
More Cracks Found in Russian International Space Station Section
The International Space Station (ISS) is reaching the end of its useful life. After decades of orbiting our globe, issues have started to emerge on…
A Black Hole May have Collided with a Star Creating a New Type of Supernova
A previously solely predicted type of supernova has now been indirectly observed for the first time. Astronomers have discovered evidence of a star “going boom”…
Astronomers believe they’ve Pinpointed Planet Nine (if it exists at all)
In a massive “screw you” to Pluto, the ex-planet now downgraded to a minor planet, we may be on the verge of discovering Planet Nine…
Venus Upcoming Close Encounter with Comet Could Cause a Visible Meteor Shower
Meteor showers are not a special show on our planet. Every planet in the solar system can occasionally find the debris left by comets in…
An Electric Flying Taxi is being Tested by NASA
As part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, NASA began flight testing with Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.…
Astronomers captured the Dark Heart of the Nearest Radio Galaxy Centaurus A
Centaurus A is one of the largest and brightest objects in the night sky at radio wavelengths. Centaurus A has been studied extensively across the…
Most Quickly Discovered Asteroid Orbit – 2021 PH27
Astronomers discovered an asteroid with the shortest orbital period of any known asteroid in the Solar System using the powerful 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam)…
A Quarter of Sun-Like Stars Swallow their Planets
According to a recent study, stars swallow at least one of their planets significantly more frequently than previously thought. However, given the new data refers…
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