How a dying star is similar to a lava lamp
For the first time, astronomers have watched gas boil and bubble on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed […]
For the first time, astronomers have watched gas boil and bubble on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed […]
The biggest clash in cosmology might be inching closer to resolution, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists disagree
As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving
Satellites hampering radio astronomy — Science News, October 5, 1974 In the past, the satellites and probes launched by NASA
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found
A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar
The opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black hole jets ever
While SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are enabling Internet access and mobile communications around the globe, they are also posing a threat
Astronomers have finally found an asteroid that keeps pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called