“Puzzling” Artificial Fragment on Mars Suggests First Self-Driving Hit & Run on the Red Planet
People were amused, then fascinated, by a strange snapshot obtained by NASA’s Perseverance rover. A white and gold (or is it black and blue?) cylinder…
Astronomy
About Half of Sun-Like Stars could have Rocky Planets that could be Habitable
Since astronomers established the existence of exoplanets or planets outside our solar system, humanity has questioned how many of them may support life. We’re one…
Exoplanet Orbiting a Distant Star Resembles Our Solar System’s Reputed ‘Planet Nine’
Astronomers are still looking for a possible “Planet Nine” in the beyond limits of our solar system, but an exoplanet 336 light-years away is increasingly…
The Rhythmic Movement of a Six-Exoplanet System Confounds Theories of Planet Formation
Astronomers have discovered a system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in an unusual rhythm around their central star, using a combination…
Kepler-1229b – a Super-Earth Exoplanet
Kepler-1229 b is an exoplanet that circles a M-type star. It is most likely rocky and orbits within the habitable zone of the red dwarf…
HD 85512 – a Solitary K-type Main-sequence Star
HD 85512 is a single K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Vela, located 37 light-years away. It is approximately one billion years older than the…
Translucent Glass Beads on the Moon’s Far Side Discovered By Chinese Rover
Images from the Yutu-2 rover have showed translucent spherical and dumbbell-shaped glassy globules on top of the lunar dirt. This is the intrepid rover’s latest…
African American NASA Employees Honored In Black History Month Tribute
From astronauts to engineers to mathematicians, NASA has honored some of the most renowned African Americans who have worked for the organization throughout the years.…
HD 85512 b – a super-Earth exoplanet
HD 85512 b is a super-Earth exoplanet in the habitable zone of a K-type star. It is an exoplanet that orbits HD 85512, a K-type…
JWST’s First Star Sparkles 18 Times in New Image Array
In the shape of a hexagonal array of photographs of a single star, JWST has taken another step toward obtaining scientifically valuable photos. The array…
Perseverance Marks Its First Martian Birthday with Record-Breaking Trek
Perseverance, a NASA rover on Mars, has set a new record for the longest distance traveled by a rover on another planet. The rover moved…
Supermassive Black Hole Playing Hide and Seek Confirms Decades-Old Theory
Astronomers have finally proven a notion about Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs), which are galaxies’ center regions that are brighter than expected. AGNs have been classified…
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