This video depicts a possible fate for Earth when the sun expands into a red giant…
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Centaur jets? Webb detects jets of gas on distant icy body
Artist’s concept of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 as viewed from the side against a dark, swath of…
1st planet orbiting a sunlike star discovered 29 years ago |
Astronomers discovered the 1st planet orbiting a sunlike star in 1995. Here is a comparison showing…
Dwarf planet Ceres might have been a muddy ocean world
Here’s a view of dwarf planet Ceres in false color. This view makes it easy to…
Puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b has an asymmetric atmosphere
Artist’s illustration of WASP-107 b, with its asymmetric atmosphere, as it transits (passes in front of)…
A striped ‘zebra rock’ on Mars and a new Mars face
View larger. | Enhanced image of the ‘zebra rock’ on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover took this…
Are the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies already merging?
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Newport, Oregon, captured this telescopic view of…
Barnard’s star has at least 1 planet … and maybe more
Discovery of the 1st known exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star. Video via ESO. Barnard’s star is the…
Wow! Another one! Big new sungrazer comet could get SUPER-bright
There’s a brand new comet in the sky! No, not Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Like the…
Hera mission scheduled to launch October 7
In this artist’s concept, the Hera mission scans the impact crater that DART leaves behind. Image…