Last November, NASA’s Lucy mission conducted a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinish, one of the Main…
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Eta Aquariid meteor shower to peak on May 5, outburst possible
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is anticipated to reach its peak on May 5, 2024. Observers…
The Universe Could Be Filled With Ultralight Black Holes That Can’t Die
It’s that time again! Time for another model that will finally solve the mystery of dark…
Starlink on Mars? NASA Is Paying SpaceX to Look Into the Idea
NASA has given the go-ahead for SpaceX to work out a plan to adapt its Starlink…
Did You Hear Webb Found Life on an Exoplanet? Not so Fast…
The JWST is astronomers’ best tool for probing exoplanet atmospheres. Its capable instruments can dissect the…
Vera Rubin’s Primary Mirror Gets its First Reflective Coating
First light for the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is quickly approaching and the telescope is reaching…
What Can AI Learn About the Universe?
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become ubiquitous, with applications ranging from data analysis, cybersecurity, pharmaceutical…
Is the JWST Now an Interplanetary Meteorologist?
The JWST keeps one-upping itself. In the telescope’s latest act of outdoing itself, it examined a…
The Highest Observatory in the World Comes Online
The history of astronomy and observatories is full of stories about astronomers going higher and higher…
Two Stars in a Binary System are Very Different. It’s Because There Used to be Three
A beautiful nebula in the southern hemisphere with a binary star at it’s center seems to…