Magic number 22: the minimum crew for a Mars colony
Ever daydream about living on Mars? With all the talk about sending people to the Red Planet, you're not alone. Scientists are also brainstorming...
James Webb Space Telescope survey shows fewer supermassive black holes than we thought
You know how space movies always show black holes as these scary, all-consuming monsters?
Well, scientists have been using a really powerful telescope to look...
India’s Rover rolls out onto the lunar surface
On July 14th, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the third mission in its Chandrayaan (“Moon vehicle” in Hindi) lunar exploration program.
Earlier...
Scientists observe the outskirts of a supermassive black hole’s accretion disk
Astronomers have taken an unprecedented leap in understanding the mechanics of supermassive black holes and their accompanying accretion disks.
A recent study led by Denimara...
Earth telescope spots mysterious dark spot on Neptune for the first time
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what's going on with the planets far, far away?
Well, scientists are always on...
Russia has declared a new space race, hoping to join forces with China. Here’s...
This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the moon after an absence of nearly 50 years.
Instead, on Saturday it...
Universe has surprisingly fewer supermassive black holes than we thought
Did you know that at the center of every galaxy, including our own Milky Way, there's a supermassive black hole?
These aren't just any black...
Were dinosaurs in trouble before the asteroid impact? New study says no.
If you've ever wondered what kind of dinosaurs lived in Africa just before they all disappeared, we've got some exciting news for you!
Scientists in...
Watch an actual exoplanet orbit its star for 17 years
Searching for exoplanets is incredibly difficult given their literal astronomical distances from Earth, which is why a myriad of methods have been created to...
The most compelling places to search for life will look like ‘anomalies’, shows study
In the past two and a half years, two next-generation telescopes have been sent to space: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the...