Massive Stars Emit Warning Sounds before Going Supernova
Astronomers have devised an ‘early warning’ system to sound the alert when a massive star is about to end its life in a supernova explosion.…
Astronomy
A New Abiotic Pathway for Oxygen Formation
Researchers have now found evidence that double-ionised sulphur dioxide contribute to the formation of oxygen molecules. This could, in particular, explain the presence of oxygen…
Composition of Gas Giants is not determined by the Host Star
A surprising analysis of the composition of gas giant exoplanets and their host stars shows that there isn’t a strong correlation between their compositions when…
The Iconic Voyager 1 Spacecraft has been in Orbit for 45 Years
The venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft from NASA has reached an important milestone. The Voyager 1 probe was launched 45 years ago, on September 5, 1977,…
Voyager 1 has been in Interstellar Space for Ten Years
Humanity has spent the last decade exploring interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft was 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from the sun on August…
Data Shows Evidence of Molecular Absorption in a Hot Neptune’s Atmosphere
A rare hot Neptune exoplanet was recently discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and a team of international scientists just studied the spectrum…
The Milky Way may be Teeming With Planets Like Earth that have Oceans and Continents
Astronomers have long searched the vast universe for evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations. But liquid water is a must for life to exist on a planet.…
A Significant Advance in the Search for Life is Presented by the New Class of Habitable Exoplanets
Astronomers have discovered a new type of exoplanets that are substantially different from our own but may harbor life, which might hasten the search for…
Microbes may have Swarmed Ancient Mars Underground
According to French scientists, ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of supporting an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms. The researchers concluded that…
Giant Planets May Become “Maturity” Much Earlier Than Once Believed, Study Finds
Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), along with scientists from other institutions in Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, have…
Private SpaceX Mission Could Assist NASA in Extending Hubble for Many More Years
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA are working together to determine whether it would be possible to use SpaceX to move the Hubble observatory into a…
The Heat Shield Modeling Gaps Found in Galileo’s Jupiter Entry Probe
In 1995, the Galileo mission’s entry probe burst into the atmosphere of Jupiter in a blazing fashion. The probe transmitted information regarding the burning of…
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