A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano eruptiona goal she has pursued for decades. Charlotte Pearson, an associate profes… [+6663 chars]
May offers an unusual skywatching bounty: the possibility of two major celestial highlights occurring within the span of a single month. The first, a total lunar eclipse , is a certainty, but the s… [+6689 chars]
NASA says that the nascent James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) “optical performance…continues to be better than the…most optimistic predictions” after completing the alignment of its record-breaking … [+5520 chars]
After nearly 13.8 billion years of nonstop expansion, the Universe could soon grind to a standstill, then slowly start to contract, new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National A… [+7605 chars]
After eight years of operation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is soon to retire a unique piece of equipment and aviation history. NASAs Boeing 747SP-based Stratospheric Observator… [+5001 chars]
The images released by the James Webb Space Telescope team last week arent officially first light images from the new telescope, but in a way, it feels like they are. These stunning views provide the… [+4044 chars]
In the time since the first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, astronomers have detected more than 5,000 planets orbiting other stars. But when astronomers detect a new exoplanet, we don't learn a lot… [+6897 chars]
NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort. The project, a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to bring to Earth sampl… [+2810 chars]
A rare solar eclipse Saturday (April 30) stunned viewers across Antarctica, the southern tip of South America, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. While much of the partial solar eclipse of April 3… [+4049 chars]
This is reminiscent of going down slide on the playground and then immediately getting back in line to go down again. Except in space. Heres what it looks like on board the International Space Stati… [+3381 chars]
ByEmily Moskal, Stanford UniversityMay 2, 2022 A futuristic technique conceptualized by Stanford University scientists could empower astronomical imaging far more advanced than what is presently pos… [+5128 chars]
A lifetime of brisk walking can make you feel 16 years younger by the time you reach midlife, scientists say. University of Leicester researchers who studied the genes of 400,000 Britons found a cle… [+4881 chars]
