“The scientific breadth and impact of the survey is quite overwhelming; it’s hard to put into a few words.” The first data released to the public from the eROSITA sky survey comprises an X-ray view of half the sky over Earth, encompassing almost a million high-energy cosmic sources, including over 700,000 supermassive black holes. This …
The spacecraft was captured with the ISS robotic arm at 4:59 a.m. EST (0959 GMT). Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early Thursday morning (Feb. 1), with the rendezvous streamed live. The Cygnus launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday …
Private Cygnus Cargo Ship Arrives At The ISS Carrying 8,200 Pounds Of Cargo. Read More »
The mission will fire its main engines in space for the first time on Wednesday (Jan. 31), over two years since leaving Earth. NASA’s asteroid-hopping Lucy mission is finally getting fired up in space for its trip to the never-before-explored Trojan asteroids, which follow Jupiter as it orbits the sun. On Wednesday (Jan. 31), the …
NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Probe To Fire Main Engines In Space For 1st Time This Week. Read More »
Team “pro-exomoon” is back to defend the discovery of the first and only exomoons potentially seen by humanity. Astronomers always knew spotting moons around planets outside the solar system would be no mean feat — but a debate currently raging in planetary science circles shows just how tough detecting these so-called exomoons is going to …
Iran launched three satellites simultaneously amid regional conflicts that involve what Western governments say are Iranian-backed militia groups. Iran’s Secretariat of the Government Information Council announced the launch in a statement Monday (Jan. 29). The satellites were launched atop one of the nation’s Simorgh rockets and reached low Earth orbit, with each satellite’s altitude ranging …
Iran Launches 3 Satellites On Simorgh Rocket’s 1st Successful Orbital Launch. Read More »
Recently released James Webb Space Telescope images of 19 distant galaxies shine an entirely new, dynamic and vibrant light on these gorgeous realms. The treasure trove of cosmic portraits taken by this $10 billion telescope reveals highly detailed, and quite breathtaking, face-on views of the spirals as seen from the instrument’s vantage point in space. …
James Webb Space Telescope Observes 19 Intricate Galaxy Structures In Stunning Detail. Read More »
Evidence of ancient lake sediments at the base of Mars’ Jezero Crater offer new hope for finding traces of life in samples collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Perseverance touched down on Feb. 18, 2021 inside the Red Planet’s 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero Crater, which is believed to have once hosted a large lake and river …
Nearing the end of their life, they sit quietly for long periods of time, barely noticeable, before suddenly puffing out a cloud of smoke. A mysterious new type of star nicknamed “old smoker” has been discovered hiding in the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers revealed on Friday. The “peculiar” puffing behavior of these …
Strange New Type Of star Discovered In Milky Way. Read More »
An asteroid discovered earlier this month will reach its closest point to Earth on Saturday (Jan. 27), when it will soar through the sky at a distance closer to us than the moon. Astronomers first detected the up to 121-foot-wide (37 meters) asteroid, dubbed 2024 BJ, on Jan. 17. They documented their discovery the following day, after calculating that …
Newly Discovered Asteroid To Fly Between Earth And Moon On Saturday. Read More »
“Water on a planet this small is a landmark discovery. It pushes closer than ever to characterizing truly Earth-like worlds.” Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the atmosphere of a relatively small planet outside the solar system is rich with water vapor. Don’t plan a vacation to this destination just yet, however. …
