Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellites are Coming. What Will Be Their Impact on Astronomy?

Mention the name Starlink among the astronomy community and you will often be greeted with a…

Habitable Planet’s Orbiting Red Dwarf Suns Could at Risk from Far-Ultraviolet Radiation

The question of whether or not red dwarf stars can support habitable planets has been subject…

Fast-Tracking the Search for Habitable Worlds

Modern astronomy would struggle without AI and machine learning (ML), which have become indispensable tools. They…

Astronomers See Planets Forming Around Binary Stars

Over 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered around distant star systems. Protoplanetary disks have been discovered too…

New Van Allen radiation belt formed after powerful solar storms in May 2024

NASA scientists have discovered a transient third Van Allen radiation band encircling Earth, created by powerful…

Scientists Want to Use the Moon to Safeguard Earth’s Biodiversity

There’s something wrong with us. We’ve risen to prominence on a world that’s positively “rippling with…

China’s Lunar Samples Contain Graphene Flakes

In 2004, scientists at the University of Manchester first isolated and investigated graphene, the supermaterial composed…

The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly New

When NASA’s DART mission intentionally slammed into Dimorphos in September 2022, the orbit of the moonlet…

A Tower On The Moon Could Provide Astronauts With Light, Power, and Guidance

Technologies for enabling NASA’s Artemis mission are coming thick and fast, as plenty of problems must…

How Oumuamua Changes Our Perspective on Galactic Panspermia

Panspermia is an innately attractive idea that’s gained prominence in recent decades. Yet, among working scientists,…