Astronomers detect potential ‘glory effect’ on a hellish distant world for the first time

Artist impression of glory on exoplanet WASP-76b. Credit: European Space Agency Potential signs of the rainbow-like…

The total solar eclipse is a cosmic spectacle well worth the hype

An image of the sun captured in combined wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light by NASA’s Solar…

Observations reveal complex morphology of Big Three Dragons

Pseudo-RGB composite image of B14-65666, where F356W (red), F277W (green), and F150W (blue) bands reflect continuum…

Researchers use the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to make the largest 3D map of our universe

DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the…

Is the universe really a ‘dark forest’ full of hostile aliens in hiding?

In 3 Body Problem, the character Ye Wenjie wrestles with the Fermi Paradox. Credit: Ed Miller/Netflix…

Space scientists’ new sensors shine spotlight on sun-Earth studies

From left: Isaac Wright BS’22, Dr. Fabiano Rodrigues and Josemaría Gómez Sócola are studying the Earth’s…

How NASA’s Roman Telescope will measure the ages of stars

This image of our sun was taken in August 2012 by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. It…

Will your city have clear skies Monday?

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows clouds over North America on Thursday, April 4, 2024.…

NASA to launch three sounding rockets during solar eclipse

Launch viewing map forAtmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path mission are scheduled to launch from NASA’s launch…

New research traces the fates of stars living near the Milky Way’s central black hole

This illustration shows the orbits of stars very close to Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole…