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A Single Impact Could Leave a Giant Planet Ringing for Millions of Years
To understand how chaotic the early Solar System was, we need only gaze at the Moon.…
There’s a Chorus of Gravitational Waves Coming from the Core of the Milky Way. Will We Hear Them?
There is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and it’s not alone.…
Webb Watches Dramatic Weather Changes on a Pair of Nearby Brown Dwarfs
When astronomers want to understand brown dwarfs, they often turn to WISE 1049AB. It’s a benchmark…
Improving In-Situ Analysis of Planetary Regolith with OptiDrill
By Laurence Tognetti, MSc May 6, 2025 What new technologies or methods can be developed for…
Free Floating Binary Planets Can’t Last Long
The JWST continues to live up to its promise by revealing things hidden from other telescopes.…
Asteroid 2025 FA22 enters top 5 ESA’s impact risk list
A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 FA22, has climbed into the top five positions of the European…
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Study Dying Planets
Orbital decay, where planets eventually fall into their stars and are consumed, is a major aspect…
SPHEREx is Now Mapping the Entire Sky
A new observatory begins its science mission, to create a unique all-sky map of space and…
The Most Common Type of Exoplanet Was Difficult To Observe Until the JWST Came Along
The idea that our Solar System is representative of other solar systems hasn’t survived the age…