A New Approach to the Search for Habitable Planets
A new mid-infrared exoplanet imaging system, combined with a long observation time, enables ground-based telescopes to directly capture images of planets three times the size…
Astronomy
Sun Erupts with Largest Solar Flare in Four Years, Causing Brief Radio Blackout
Just in time for the fireworks on July 4th, the sun exploded with the largest solar flame seen since 2017, surprising scientists and even causing…
Star’s Strange Composition Points to New Type of Explosion 10 Times Larger than Supernova
A sweep of 26,000 stars has found a composition that shows nothing else. The combination of its bizarre components is expected to be matched if…
HR Carinae – a Luminous Blue Variable Star
HR Carinae is a bright blue variable star in the constellation Carina. Because this star has multiple shells expanding atmosphere, it is surrounded by a…
Methane Detected in the Plumes of Enceladus Could be a Sign of Life
Enceladus is one of the moons of Saturn, an earth famous for the deep sea hidden beneath its ice shell and plums that have apparently escaped…
V4998 Sagittarii – a Luminous Blue Variable Star
V4998 Sagittarii is a luminous blue variable star (LBV) in the Sagittarius constellation. The star is about 7 pc (23 ly) away from a starburst…
Unusually Alcoholic Comet that Zipped by Earth Showed Some Very Strange Behavior
Come home, comet right now, you’re drunk. Comets often contain some surprisingly complex molecules, including alcohol. However, Comet 46p / Virtenen crossed the Earth in…
Richard Branson to Beat Jeff Bezos to Space by Nine Days
Looks like you can’t escape the planet of millionaires these days and its worrying labor laws. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin and one…
Never-before-Imaged Auroras on Mars Snapped by UAE’s Hope Mission
If you were so distracted by the perseverance and adventure of Mars on Mars and forgot that the UAE also has a Mars Hope Orbiter…
Mercury 13 Legend Wally Funk is Finally Flying to Space after 60-Year Wait, Alongside Jeff Bezos
It’s finally happening! Mary Wallace Funk, mostly known as Wally, will finally go into space after a 60-year wait. He joined Jeff Bezos, his brother…
V4650 Sagittarii – a Luminous Blue Variable Star
V4650 Sagittarii (qF362) is a luminous blue variable star (LBV) in the Sagittarius constellation. It is not part of the Sagittarius constellation outline, but it…
Astronauts Successfully Conduct First CRISPR Genetic Editing in Space
Long stains cut in unnecessary situations in space can have some pretty unwanted effects on the body. Even the short-term relative protection of the International…
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