A magnetosphere forms around any magnetized object, such as a planet, that is immersed within a stream of ionized gas, called plasma. Because Earth possesses an intrinsic magnetic field, the planet i… [+3446 chars]
A study on the new measurement titled "High-precision measurement of the W boson mass with the CDF II detector" has been published in the journal Science. The W boson is an elementary particle, a fu… [+1497 chars]
The farthest astronomical object in the universe has been identified: a galaxy called Hd1 that is about 13.5 billion light-years away from us. Born only 300 million years after the Big Bang, it could… [+1934 chars]
Seeing the planets of the Solar System aligned in a neat line is one of many awe-inspiring stargazing experiences we can get and this month you could have a chance to see it with your own eyes. From… [+2576 chars]
The Sun just hurled debris from a dead sunspot toward Earth, and the superheated material is supposed to arrive at our planet on Thursday (dont worryyou wont feel it). On Monday, an old and dying s… [+2645 chars]
It's rare for moral controversy to surround developments in space-based astronomy, but that may be about to change forever. New information about the namesake of the James Webb Space Telescope has l… [+3935 chars]
The Antikythera Mechanism, an incredible 2,000-year-old artifact that has gained fame as the first known analog computer, has excited the imaginations of the public and experts alike since it was rec… [+4074 chars]
The Sun just hurled debris from a dead sunspot toward Earth, and the superheated material is supposed to arrive at our planet on Thursday (dont worryyou wont feel it). On Monday, an old and dying s… [+2274 chars]
Molecular clouds are collections of gas and dust in space. When left alone, the clouds remain in their state of peaceful equilibrium.But when triggered by some external agent, like supernova remnants… [+2507 chars]
In a new study published in the 'Planetary Science Journal' astronomers said that Neptune has experienced an unexplained shift in temperature. The study's lead author Michael Roman, a postdoctoral r… [+1909 chars]
Let’s ring in spring with the first full moon of the season! The Full Pink Moon will rise in the sky this weekend. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, April’s Full Pink Moon will rise on Saturday… [+746 chars]
This image, snapped on March 31, 2022, from the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech… [+2355 chars]
