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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…
Hubble’s New Image of a Star Factory in the Small Magellanic Cloud
NGC346 is a young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Clouds with an estimated 2,500 stars.…