g′ band image centered on NGC 4696 obtained at the Magellan telescope. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI:…
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French-Chinese probe to hunt universe’s biggest explosions
An artist’s illustration of two neutron stars merging, creating a gamma-ray burst. A French-Chinese telescope satellite…
Here’s how, when we’ll start losing daylight
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The official start of summer is around the corner. Parts of the…
Observations explore stellar content of nearby young open cluster Berkeley 59
Three-color image (red: 4.5 µm, green: 3.6 µm, blue: CFHT MegaCam r-band) of the Berkeley 59…
It’s summer solstice time. What does that mean?
Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day…
Researchers investigate the impacts of space travel on astronauts’ eye health
Credit: Texas A&M Engineering As space travel becomes more common, it is important to consider the…
Researchers find wave activity on Titan may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas
Processed using calibrated red, green, and blue filtered images of Titan taken by Cassini on December…
Earth’s atmosphere is our best defense against nearby supernovae, study suggests
Artist’s impression of a Type II supernova explosion. These supernova produce gamma rays and powerful ionizing…
New training programs will prepare astronauts to perform medicine while thousands of miles away from Earth
In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight…
Shining a light on mental health in the planetary science community
Researchers test equipment onboard Zero Gravity Corporation’s G-FORCE ONE aircraft. Credit: NASA The severity of anxiety…