Astronomy

Scientists Find a Warehouse Full of Complex Molecules that have Never been seen in Space Before

Scientists Find a Warehouse Full of Complex Molecules that have Never been seen in Space Before

By detecting individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules in the interstellar medium for the first time, scientists have discovered a vast, previously unknown reservoir of new…
WR 102ka – a Blue Supergiant Star

WR 102ka – a Blue Supergiant Star

The star WR 102ka is a blue supergiant. It’s a Wolf-Rayet star, an extremely hot star on the verge of dying. It can be found…
Supernova Shrapnel Piece Spotted Hurtling Out of the Galaxy at 2 Million Miles an Hour

Supernova Shrapnel Piece Spotted Hurtling Out of the Galaxy at 2 Million Miles an Hour

Most stars orbit the core of the galaxy at a relatively orderly speed, but some are moving away as if they are afraid that a…
“Perhaps they are everywhere?” Physicist Claims Alien Messages could be Hidden in the Stars

“Perhaps they are everywhere?” Physicist Claims Alien Messages could be Hidden in the Stars

If you look at the number of stars for a long time, you will probably start to wonder the same thing that scientists and philosophers…
NASA Admits the ISS’s Recent Spin was Far More Dramatic than Originally thought

NASA Admits the ISS’s Recent Spin was Far More Dramatic than Originally thought

Last week, the world rolled an eye when a module Docking-awry sent a new Russian module to the International Space Station (ISS) after accidentally expelling…
Massive Stars are Often Referred to be the Universe’s Chemical Factories by Astronomers

Massive Stars are Often Referred to be the Universe’s Chemical Factories by Astronomers

Massive stars are often referred to be the Universe’s chemical factories by astronomers; they usually finish their life in spectacular supernovae, which are responsible for…
Jupiter’s Puzzling “Energy Crisis” Explained by its Mighty Auroras

Jupiter’s Puzzling “Energy Crisis” Explained by its Mighty Auroras

For 50 years astronomers have been confused about Jupiter’s “energy crisis”, the difference in the measured temperature of the atmosphere above it, and it seems…
A Planet Half Venus’ Mass and Hints of Habitability Found in Amazing Planetary System

A Planet Half Venus’ Mass and Hints of Habitability Found in Amazing Planetary System

The L98-59 system has become a particularly desirable destination for planetary astronomers. Despite recent advances, human observations are not happening soon, but space telescopes have…
Bezos’s Blue Origin Loses Lunar Lander Appeal as US Government Upholds NASA SpaceX Contract

Bezos’s Blue Origin Loses Lunar Lander Appeal as US Government Upholds NASA SpaceX Contract

Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin has lost an appeal in April to challenge NASA’s decision to award only one lunar lander deal to rival SpaceX. The federal…
X Carinae – a Beta Lyrae variable in the Constellation Carina

X Carinae – a Beta Lyrae variable in the Constellation Carina

X Carinae is a Beta Lyrae variable in the Carina constellation. It’s a yellow hypergiant. It is visible to the naked eye and can be…
Pandemic-Driven Liquid Oxygen Shortage Threatens ULA, SpaceX Launches

Pandemic-Driven Liquid Oxygen Shortage Threatens ULA, SpaceX Launches

The COVID-19 pandemic’s repercussions are still being felt in the most improbable of places: spaceflight. Due to pandemic-related shortages of liquid oxygen (LOX), NASA unexpectedly…
According to a New Study, the Asteroid may not be as Metallic or Thick as Previously Assumed, and It may have a Very Different Origin Story

According to a New Study, the Asteroid may not be as Metallic or Thick as Previously Assumed, and It may have a Very Different Origin Story

16 Psyche, a well-studied metallic asteroid, was long considered to represent the exposed iron core of a tiny planet that failed to form during the…
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