A tower on the moon could provide astronauts with light, power and guidance

A LUNARSABER could serve as a streetlight on the moon during its two week dark period,…

Using small black holes to detect big black holes

The method proposed in this work. The presence of an SMBHB emitting GWs causes frequency modulations…

Hubble spies diminutive galaxy IC 3430 in the constellation Virgo

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the dwarf elliptical galaxy named IC 3430. Credit: ESA/Hubble…

LAMOST J2354 binary hosts an unseen massive white dwarf, study suggests

Spectroscopic observations of LAMOST J2354. Credit: Tucker et al., 2024. Astronomers from the Ohio State University…

Rubin Observatory’s 3.5-meter secondary mirror installed

by Vera C. Rubin Observatory The Rubin Summit team lifts a cover into place over the…

NASA pushes Boeing Starliner return meeting to at least next week

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite NASA officials last week stating a return readiness review might happen…

Scientists discuss why we might not spot solar panel technosignatures

Conceptual image of an exoplanet with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. Structures on the right are orbiting…

Scientists pin down the origins of the moon’s tenuous atmosphere

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there…

First full 2-D spectral image of aurora borealis from a hyperspectral camera

Images of observing color differences in the aurora borealis using the advanced equipment. High energy electrons…

Researchers identify useful emission lines in the sun’s outer atmosphere

Measuring emission lines in the sun’s corona. Credit: The European Physical Journal D (2024). DOI: 10.1140/epjd/s10053-024-00891-x…