Supermassive Black Holes Could Strip Stars Down to their Helium Cores

We all know that black holes can devour stars. Rip them apart and consume their remnants.…

The Solar Wind Crashes Into Jupiter a Few Times Every Month

In the great tug-of-war between the Sun and its planets, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus are much…

Hubble Gives Us an Accurate Measurement for Uranus’s Day Length

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is classed as an ice giant distinguished by its…

Our Understanding of the Physical Properties of Galaxies Could Be Wrong

By Andy Tomaswick April 8, 2025 Up until recently, astronomy was reliant entirely on electromagnetic waves.…

Germany says adding explosive drones to weapons arsenal

Germany said Friday it would buy explosive drones for the first time as Berlin boosts investments…

Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network

This March 4, 2020, image shows Deep Space Station 43, a 70-meter-wide (230-feet-wide) radio antenna at…

An All-Sky Infrared Camera Named Dalek Continues the Search for Alien Technosignatures

In 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a report detailing recently-declassified…

Meet Alex Olley: Air Force Veteran Powering the Space Station 

As an Air Force veteran from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Alex Olley now serves as a contract…

ESA – Smile meets Maxwell

We are one step closer to revealing how Earth responds to dangers from the Sun. To…

NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Florida

Students from Dade City, Florida, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers…