The first atmospheric rainbow on an exoplanet
When light strikes the atmosphere all sorts of interesting things can happen.
Water vapor can split sunlight into a rainbow arc of colors, corpuscular rays...
Study employs unique antenna design to hunt for dark matter
The Broadband Reflector Experiment for Axion Detection, or BREAD, represents a groundbreaking stride in the ongoing quest to unravel the mysteries of dark matter,...
Unraveling the universe’s secrets with robot-assisted space mapping
In the quest to understand the vastness of the universe, scientists have embarked on an ambitious project using a special tool called the Dark...
Solar eclipses have been a source of fascination forever
Millions of people are gearing up to view the "Great American Eclipse" on Monday, April 8 – the last total solar eclipse visible from...
Astronomers discover possible ‘glory effect’ on a fiery distant planet
Scientists may have spotted something truly extraordinary in the cosmos, a phenomenon known as the "glory effect" on a planet far beyond our solar...
Scientists confirm first tidally locked super-earth exoplanet
Imagine a planet where one side always faces the sun, bathing in perpetual daylight, while the other side is trapped in endless night.
This isn't...
MIT tips for viewing the 2024 total solar eclipse
On Monday, April 8, the United States will experience a total solar eclipse — a rare astronomical event where the moon passes directly between...
A journey through time with tiny robots
Imagine having the power to look back in time, not just a few years, but billions of years. Researchers have achieved something close to...
The Large Magellanic Cloud isn’t very metal, shows new study
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is the Milky Way’s most massive satellite galaxy.
Because it’s so easily observed, astronomers have studied it intently.
They’re interested in...
Could we directly observe volcanoes on an exoplanet
After a few decades of simply finding exoplanets, humanity is starting to be able to do something more – peer into their atmospheres.
The James...