Stars Can Survive Their Partner Detonating as a Supernova

When a massive star dies in a supernova explosion, it’s not great news for any planets…

Swarming Satellites Could Autonomous Characterize an Asteroid

An asteroid’s size, shape, and rotational speed are clues to its internal properties and potential resources…

Officially, Only the Sun Can Have Planets. Is it Time to Fix the Definition of “Planet”?

What is the true definition of a planet, and could there be a more refined definition…

NASA Stops Work on VIPER Moon Rover Due to Costs and Delays

NASA says it intends to discontinue development of its VIPER moon rover, due to cost increases…

Neutron Star is Spraying Jets Like a Garden Sprinkler

X-ray binaries are some of the oddest ducks in the cosmic zoo and they attract attention…

Experimental Radar Technique Reveals the Composition of Titan’s Seas

The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn generated so much data that giving it a definitive value is…

Bright daylight fireball disintegrates over New York City, U.S.

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Webb Measures the Weather on a Tidally Locked Exoplanet

Exploring exoplanet atmospheres in more detail was one task that planetary scientists anticipated during the long…

More Than Half of Near Earth Objects Could Be “Dark Comets”

Next time you’re visiting the seaside or a large lake, or even sipping a frosty glass…

New Images From Webb Reveal Jupiter’s Complex Atmosphere

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has accomplished some spectacular feats since it began operations in…