There Could Be Life on Titan, But Not Very Much

Saturn’s largest moon Titan, stands out as one of the most Earth-like worlds in our Solar…

This Star Might Have Been Thrown Out of a Globular Cluster by an Intermediate Mass Black Hole

Black holes come in a range of sizes. Stellar mass black holes form from the collapse…

The Search for Biosignatures in Enceladus’ Plumes

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc April 8, 2025 What kind of mission would be best suited to…

Supermassive Black Holes Could Strip Stars Down to their Helium Cores

We all know that black holes can devour stars. Rip them apart and consume their remnants.…

The Solar Wind Crashes Into Jupiter a Few Times Every Month

In the great tug-of-war between the Sun and its planets, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus are much…

Hubble Gives Us an Accurate Measurement for Uranus’s Day Length

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is classed as an ice giant distinguished by its…

Our Understanding of the Physical Properties of Galaxies Could Be Wrong

By Andy Tomaswick April 8, 2025 Up until recently, astronomy was reliant entirely on electromagnetic waves.…

An All-Sky Infrared Camera Named Dalek Continues the Search for Alien Technosignatures

In 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a report detailing recently-declassified…

Saturn at Dawn: Catch the Rings Edge-on for 2025

Saturn—the most familiar of the planets—is looking rather strange these days. This is because Saturn’s rings…

Comet SWAN25F rapidly brightening as it nears the Sun

Comet SWAN25F was discovered on March 29, 2025, by amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo using data from…