An Interstellar Visitor Helped Shape the Orbits of the Planets.

The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific…

A Commercial Tie-Up Bring High-Energy Nuclear Electric Propulsion Closer to Reality

Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been…

Very bright fireball, sonic boom over Indiana, U.S.

A very bright fireball was observed over central Indiana at around 09:05 UTC (04:05 local time)…

New Technique for Spotting Dyson Rings Unveiled.

Dyson spheres and rings have always held a special fascination for me. The concept is simple,…

High Velocity Clouds Comprise Less of the Milky Way’s Mass Than We Thought

Sometimes in astronomy, a simple question has a difficult answer. One such question is this: what…

Has the Universe Been Designed to Support Life? Now We Have a Way to Test it!

The anthropic principle states that the fundamental parameters of the Universe such as the strength of…

Webb Sees a Supercluster of Galaxies Coming Together

As a species, we’ve come to the awareness that we’re a minuscule part of a vast…

Hubble Gets its Best Look At the First Quasar

The term quasar comes from quasi-stellar objects, a name that reflected our uncertainty about their nature.…

Rare double lunar impact flashes captured hours apart on the same night

Two lunar impacts were recorded by Japanese astronomer and curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum Daichi…

Do We Really Know What Becomes a Type Ia Supernova?

Lots of things out in the Universe can cause a supernova, from the gravitational collapse of…