Double-peaked supernovae offer clues to pre-supernova outbursts

 The O mass measurements are depicted by horizontal dashed lines. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal (2024). DOI:…

Fourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo’s new trajectory

Key moments during BepiColombo’s fourth Mercury flyby on 4 September 2024. The ESA/JAXA spacecraft will pass…

Scientist discusses the MESSENGER mission to Mercury

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Twenty years ago, the MESSENGER mission revolutionized our understanding of Mercury. We…

Engineers smash rocks to see what occurs when top layer of an asteroid-like object is hit with extreme external force

Credit: Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins engineers have uncovered new details about how granular materials such…

Astronomers await a once-in-80-year stellar explosion

An illustration of a system like T Coronae Borealis that Piro made when he was a graduate…

What are the weird noises coming from Boeing’s Starliner capsule?

Boeing’s Starliner capsule carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station NASA/Johnson…

Origins of variability in X-ray photons from a symbiotic binary star as revealed by dimensionality reduction

Artist’s impression of binary system, in which a compact star accreting material from a giant star.…

Two solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind

This artist’s rendition shows NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the sun. Credit: Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA…

Long-duration M5.5 solar flare erupts from southeast limb, producing large CME

A long-duration solar flare measuring M5.5 erupted from an emerging region on the southeast limb of…

Direct black hole images that are 50% clearer?

View full image. | Computer simulation from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (EHT) of what a…