China's New Space Telescope Will Have 350 Times Wide Views Than Hubble Chinese astronomers said that the future sky-scanning telescope, which will orbit the Chinese space station, will be a flagship… [+2230 chars]
Sometimes you have to just sit back and marvel at a particularly gorgeous view of a galaxy interaction. When these giant space cities merge with each other, wild and crazy things happen a sort of "G… [+3658 chars]
Yet another sonification project has been undertaken by a group led by Erin Kara, an astrophysicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as part of an effort to use light echoes from X-ray b… [+997 chars]
A new study, conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico, found ancient, primordial helium-3 leaking from the Earth's core, suggesting the planet formed inside a solar nebula, stirring fu… [+8977 chars]
The joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA to build an orbital observatory with the aim of detecting and measuring gravitational waves has successfully passed phase A, the examinat… [+1757 chars]
ByNASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMay 7, 2022 The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Avoiding distortions of the atmosphere, Hubble has an unobst… [+2822 chars]
There are all sorts of oddities out in the depths of our solar system, and one of the most intriguing is a strange metal asteroid called Psyche. At 140 miles across, it’s one of the largest asteroids… [+2049 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope is inching closer to beginning its science mission. With the mirrors and instruments all fully aligned, Webb is undertaking the next big step in getting ready for scien… [+2914 chars]
Something strange is afoot in the galaxy known as 1ES 1927+654: In late 2017, and for reasons that scientists couldn’t explain, the supermassive black hole sitting at the heart of this galaxy underwe… [+2060 chars]
Meteor streaks delighted skywatchers this weekend as the Earth passed through the dust trail of Halley's Comet in an annual meteor shower display. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which is visible in … [+3402 chars]
New Delhi: Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have discovered a new and mysterious system 3,000 light-years from Earth, thanks to the flashing of a ne… [+5719 chars]
Scientists have identified concerning changes that remain with astronauts between missions in a new study published in Scientific Reports. They have highlighted that humans are exposed to extreme en… [+1277 chars]
