Old satellite to burn up over Pacific in ‘targeted’ re-entry first

An artist’s illustrtaion of the Cluster satellite mission to study Earth’s magentic field. After 24 years…

Hubble examines spiral galaxy IC 4709

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the active spiral galaxy IC 4709. Credit: ESA/Hubble &…

Why are we so fascinated with aliens?

“Alien: Romulus” — the seventh film in the long-running franchise — is the latest example of…

ChemCam hits 1 million laser shots on Mars since 2012

The ChemCam instrument on the Curiosity rover has fired 1 million times since it landed on…

Video: Mars rover trials

Codi overcoming a slope in rocky terrain. Credit: Airbus Rover trials in a quarry in the…

Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy’s center

The first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.…

If it flares, ‘blaze star’ T Corona Borealis will be clearly visible

A red giant is transferring hydrogen to an orbiting white dwarf star. When there is enough…

Boeing’s beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts

This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft which launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni…

Solution to a cosmic mystery—the eccentric orbits of trans-Neptunian objects

Simulation snapshots of model A1. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02349-x New evidence suggests that billions…

AI shines a new light on exoplanets

Comparison of the solution from the scattering PINN with a higher accuracy PINN with fixed parameters.…