How Webb Stays in Focus

One of the most difficult challenges when assembling a telescope is aligning it to optical precision.…

Strong M9.4 solar flare erupts from Region 3889, CME produced

This event was associated with a Type II Radio Emission with an estimated velocity of 928…

A Fermi Paradox solution with Alan Stern

Join us LIVE Monday, November 11, to hear planetary scientist Alan Stern – leader of the…

A Trash Compactor is Going to the Space Station

Astronauts on the International Space Station generate their share of garbage, filling up cargo ships that…

Using Light Echoes to Find Black Holes

The most amazing thing about light is that it takes time to travel through space. Because…

Launching Mass From the Moon Helped by Lunar Gravity Anomalies

Placing a mass driver on the Moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts.…

Do the giant rings of exoplanet J1407b rotate backward?

View larger. | Artist’s concept of the giant exoplanet J1407b and its immense ring system. A…

NASA Ames Astrogram – September/October 2024

In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at NASA Ames, was recognized…

A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end…

Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane

11/08/2024 A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday…