Can haze on water worlds aid in the search for life?

Artist’s concept of K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times more massive than Earth. It might be…

NASA and Partners Study Contrail Formation

In a collaboration between multiple partners in the aviation industry, NASA is helping determine if the…

Looking for long waves | The Planetary Society

When it comes to studying planetary bodies, infrared imaging provides some other advantages as well. Using…

TCP J1822 is a symbiotic star, observations find

Light curve of TCP J1822. Credit: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2023). DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3121…

Little Pictures winner announced at COP28

Applications 11/12/2023 217 views 6 likes The winning entry to a Europe-wide data visualisation contest was…

A Giant Stream of Stars is Flowing in Deep Space

The space between galaxies has long been considered a dead area. Single rogue stars may pop…

15 Years of Data Reveal the Events Leading Up to Betelgeuse’s “Great Dimming”

Anyone who regularly watches the skies may well be familiar with the constellation Orion the hunter.…

How NASA Learned to Love the Worm Logo

Richard Danne, left, shakes hands with NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana. Credit…Keegan Barber/NASA Last month, NASA…

Geminid meteor shower: How to see the spectacular show this week

The Geminid meteor shower over Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in China Jeff Dai/Stocktrek Images/Alamy The peak…

Birth of a new meteor shower expected on December 12

Meteor watchers are gearing up for the birth of a new meteor shower, the λ-Sculptorids, on…