Astronomy

According to Scientists, the PLATO Expedition may be the Best Planet-Hunting Mission Ever

According to Scientists, the PLATO Expedition may be the Best Planet-Hunting Mission Ever

The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars (PLATO), its newest exoplanet-hunting mission, in 2026. In order to search for…
Although Most Americans Believe NASA Should Not Prioritize Sending People to Space

Although Most Americans Believe NASA Should Not Prioritize Sending People to Space

The majority of Americans (69%) think it is crucial for the US to keep leading the world in space. However, only a small portion of…
Tim Peake, an Astronaut, is Ready to Reveal the Secrets of Our Universe

Tim Peake, an Astronaut, is Ready to Reveal the Secrets of Our Universe

Tim Peake, an astronaut, is set to take another trip to orbit, but this time he’ll bring us along. He’s the host of a new…
Two Stars in a Binary System that was Discovered are so Near that the Sun could Fit between Them

Two Stars in a Binary System that was Discovered are so Near that the Sun could Fit between Them

A small group of astrophysicists from the University of Amsterdam, the California Institute of Technology, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kavli Institute for Astrophysics…
Five Green Pea Galaxies With Double-Peaked Emission Lines are Found by Astronomers

Five Green Pea Galaxies With Double-Peaked Emission Lines are Found by Astronomers

Five Green Pea (GP) galaxies with double-peaked thin lines were discovered by astronomers from Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and…
A Study Suggests that Asteroids may Collide and Create Metal Asteroids that can Produce and Record Magnetic Fields

A Study Suggests that Asteroids may Collide and Create Metal Asteroids that can Produce and Record Magnetic Fields

A long-standing mystery of why some metallic meteorites have magnetic field traces may have been resolved, according to Yale researchers. This discovery may help explain…
Gaia Scans of Broad Binaries Stars Provide Smoking-Gun Evidence for Changed Gravity at Low Acceleration

Gaia Scans of Broad Binaries Stars Provide Smoking-Gun Evidence for Changed Gravity at Low Acceleration

A recent study reveals credible analysis of the orbital motions of long-period, widely spaced binary stars, commonly known as wide binaries in astronomy and astrophysics,…
After 15 Years, Pulsar Timing Provides Proof of Gravitational Waves in the Cosmic Background

After 15 Years, Pulsar Timing Provides Proof of Gravitational Waves in the Cosmic Background

Gravitational radiation, a very low-frequency rumbling that rhythmically expands and compresses space-time and the matter contained within it, is buzzing across the universe. In June,…
Gravity Data is Used in a Novel Way to Locate Density Abnormalities Inside Planetary Bodies

Gravity Data is Used in a Novel Way to Locate Density Abnormalities Inside Planetary Bodies

Gravity data actually refers to information collected about the gravitational field of a particular location on Earth or another celestial body. In the context of…
The Efficiency of Ground-to-Spacecraft Software Updates is Increased Via the Micropatch Algorithm

The Efficiency of Ground-to-Spacecraft Software Updates is Increased Via the Micropatch Algorithm

An algorithm created by Southwest Research Institute uses less time and data than traditional methods to remotely update and fix spacecraft software. The solution not…
Scientists Evaluate the Exploration of the Jovian System’s Trajectory Design and Optimization

Scientists Evaluate the Exploration of the Jovian System’s Trajectory Design and Optimization

Human exploration has always been interested in the Jovian system. However, Jupiter and its four Galilean moons create a special and complex multi-body dynamical environment…
A New Form of Star sheds light on the Enigmatic Origins of Magnetars

A New Form of Star sheds light on the Enigmatic Origins of Magnetars

Magnetars are the Universe’s most powerful magnets. These super-dense dead stars with extremely strong magnetic fields can be found all around our galaxy, but astronomers…
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