The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African…

Black hole pair embedded in middle of active galaxy MCG-03-34-064

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have confirmed a pair of supermassive…

Iron Winds are Blowing on WASP-76 b

Exoplanets have been discovered with a wide range of environmental conditions. WASP-76b is one of the…

Earthlings as aliens | The Planetary Society

Another way aliens could discover evidence of human activity is through the artifacts we’ve sent into…

Hubble and Chandra find supermassive black hole duo

A Hubble Space Telescope visible-light image of the galaxy MCG-03-34-064. Hubble’s sharp view reveals three distinct…

Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit

Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can…

Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit

Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can…

Connecting ancient life to other worlds

In the final episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Captain Picard and the godlike entity…

Did dwarf planet Ceres originate in the asteroid belt?

Arriving at its destination: This illustration shows how the Dawn space probe reaches the dwarf planet…

Parker Solar Probe lines up for final Venus flyby

Venus imaged by the Magellan spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL NASA’s Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver…