Eye on the sky The BOOTES 6 telescope at the Boyden Observatory in Bloemfontein will search for transient events. (Courtesy: Emilio Jesus Carcia)" width="635" height="423" /> Eye on the sky Th… [+2539 chars]
Supernovas are some of the biggest explosions in the Universe. These supergiant blasts represent death of a star. Very small percentage of stars in the Universe sign off in this spectacular way. Aft… [+1091 chars]
The JWST team has completed 10 of 17 "modes," or checkpoints, on the road to booting up the telescope. Successful testing means we're still on the path to receiving the first JWST images this summer… [+5519 chars]
As part of its launch campaign for its Mars rocket, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) lifted the Super Heavy booster prototype of its Starship next generation rocket with a crane in… [+3365 chars]
Results of multiple and complementary lab analyses of minerals found in samples of material from Antarctica could give scientists a better understanding of the surface and subsurface environment of M… [+4171 chars]
A little space rock from Mars, which fell to Earth in 1815, can change what we thought we knew about the birth of our planet. Known as the Chassigny meteorite, it is a small chunk of rock which is be… [+2011 chars]
South Africas MeerKAT telescope. Credit: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international team of astronomers has combined the power of 64 radio telescope dishes for the first time… [+4492 chars]
It's real fun to observe astronauts in space bouncing around in zero gravity. Though we theoretically know that space does not have gravity, actually seeing zero gravity in action is amusing nonethel… [+1171 chars]
The MSL team is very happy today, because our first drill attempt since last November was successful! This Front Hazcam imageshows the drill being extracted from the new drill hole, which is surround… [+2630 chars]
Stars are born when clouds of dust and gas form into clumps, and these clumps attract more material because of their gravity. Eventually, when enough material has fused together, the knot collapses u… [+965 chars]
Two opinion pieces (Slingo et al., and Hewitt et al.) and a supportive Nature Climate Change editorial were published this week, extolling the prospects for what they call “k-scale” climate modeling.… [+11183 chars]
Stars are born when clouds of dust and gas form into clumps, and these clumps attract more material because of their gravity. Eventually, when enough material has fused together, the knot collapses u… [+965 chars]
