The Vela pulsar’s stunning light show: record-breaking gamma rays unveil more mysteries
Imagine the remnants of a star, barely 20 kilometers across, flashing bright beams across the universe in a rhythmic, lighthouse-like pattern.
This isn’t a figment...
Magnetic fusion plasma engines could carry us across the solar system and into interstellar...
Missions to the Moon, missions to Mars, robotic explorers to the outer Solar System, a mission to the nearest star, and maybe even a...
A star threw off a sun’s worth of material. And then it exploded!
What happens just before a massive star explodes as a supernova?
To figure that out, astronomers need to look at very “young” supernovae across multiple...
Could mysterious cosmic movements debunk the hunt for planet nine?
In a celestial twist, two theoretical physicists, Harsh Mathur and Katherine Brown, have proposed an idea that shakes our pursuit for a potential ninth...
Astronomers watched a massive star disappear. JWST might have some answers
In 2009 a giant star 25 times more massive than the sun simply vanished. OK, it wasn't quite that simple. It underwent a period...
Orion Nebula unveils its secrets through James Webb Space Telescope’s lens
Known as one of the brightest spectacles in the night sky, the Orion Nebula, or Messier 42, has been an object of fascination for...
Scientists are unlocking the secrets of metallic asteroid Psyche
Imagine a rock, floating in space, that's so full of metal it could be the core of a failed planet!
This isn’t a sci-fi plot,...
Scientists find a shrinking world of Mercury
The planet Mercury, a small, rocky world closest to the sun, has been slowly but surely shrinking for billions of years.
However, there's more to...
Supernovae struck the Earth 3 million and 7 million years ago, shows study
A recent study examines how the Earth was hit by blasts from supernovae (plural form of supernova (SN)) that occurred 3 million years ago...
Astronomers are working to put a radio telescope on the far side of the...
The Moon will be a popular destination for space programs worldwide in the coming years.
By 2025, NASA’s Artemis III mission will land the first...