Astronomy

Observations Reveal Mars could still be Volcanically Active with Raising Possibility

Observations Reveal Mars could still be Volcanically Active with Raising Possibility

New observations indicate that Mars may still be volcanically active, raising the prospect of habitable conditions on Mars’ near surface in recent history. Ongoing research…
Incredible Image Shows the Center of Our Galaxy Like we have never seen it before

Incredible Image Shows the Center of Our Galaxy Like we have never seen it before

The center of the Milky Way is a place of great beauty and extreme events, in which some astronomers were finally able to create the…
Astronomers Use Over 226 Million Galaxies to Create Largest Ever Map of Galaxy Distribution

Astronomers Use Over 226 Million Galaxies to Create Largest Ever Map of Galaxy Distribution

Astronomers have used the largest sample of galaxies, covering about one-eighth of the sky, to make precise measurements of the composition and expansion of the…
Hunt for Elusive Continuous Gravitational Waves Reveals Much about Nature of Neutron Stars

Hunt for Elusive Continuous Gravitational Waves Reveals Much about Nature of Neutron Stars

Astronomers searching for the first detection of successive gravitational waves say they have learned a lot by not finding it. The scientific rewards for detecting…
Stephenson 2-18 – a Red Supergiant Star

Stephenson 2-18 – a Red Supergiant Star

Stephenson 2-18 is a red supergiant located in the constellation Scutum. It is a young massive open cluster belonging to the Milky Way galaxy. It…
Map Reveals Hidden Dark Matter Bridges Connecting Nearby Galaxies

Map Reveals Hidden Dark Matter Bridges Connecting Nearby Galaxies

The dark matter of the universe not only exists on the edges of galaxies, it also forms bridges between them. Now, for the first time,…
Exclusive: Astronaut Ed Gibson on how Skylab, the First US Space Station, Changed Space Exploration

Exclusive: Astronaut Ed Gibson on how Skylab, the First US Space Station, Changed Space Exploration

Thinking back to the early days of NASA’s crew space exploration, we often skipped a crucial mission by jumping from the Apollo program to the…
HV 888 – a Red Supergiant Star

HV 888 – a Red Supergiant Star

HV 888 is a very luminous Supergiant Star-type star. It is also known as WOH S140, which is a red supergiant (RSG) star located in…
Watch Virgin Galactic Make First Flight from Spaceport to Edge of Space

Watch Virgin Galactic Make First Flight from Spaceport to Edge of Space

The VSS Unity spacecraft from Virgin Galactic flew to the edge of space 89 kilometers (55 miles) above the Earth’s surface on Saturday before returning…
WOH G17 – a Red Supergiant Star

WOH G17 – a Red Supergiant Star

WOH G17 is a possible red supergiant (RSG) located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) or a Mira variable asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star in…
A New Type of Rocket Thruster that could take Humankind to Mars and Beyond

A New Type of Rocket Thruster that could take Humankind to Mars and Beyond

A physicist has proposed a new type of rocket thruster that could transport humans to Mars and beyond. The device would use magnetic fields to…
China’s Zhurong Rover Takes its First Spin on the Martian Surface

China’s Zhurong Rover Takes its First Spin on the Martian Surface

China’s Zhurong rover has taken itself for a spin on the surface of Mars for the first time. Footage released by the Chinese National Space…
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