How a Black Hole Could Eat a Neutron Star from the Inside Out

Primordial black holes are thought to have formed early in the evolution of the universe. None…

If Advanced Civilizations Using Quantum Communications, Is That Why We’ve Never Seen Them?

Establishing communication with an alien intelligence is one of the news items I, and I’m sure…

Elliptical Orbits Could be Essential to the Habitability of Rocky Planets

A seismic shift occurred in astronomy during the Scientific Revolution, beginning with 16th-century polymath Copernicus and…

Asteroid 2024 PY flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 PY flew past Earth at a distance of 0.24 LD /…

2024 Perseids Light Up the August Sky

That ‘Old Faithful’ of meteor showers the Perseids peak early next week. Great ready for one…

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…