1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (426+ words) A rare adolescent planetary system, TOI-2076, is providing astronomers with unprecedented insights into the middle phase of planetary evolution, revealing how intense radiation shapes the development of young planets....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (283+ words) Deep in the distant Kuiper Belt, a mysterious object with a snowman-like shape has caught the attention of astronomers. A peculiar peanut-shaped object in the Kuiper Belt, Arrokoth, has intrigued astronomers since NASA's New Horizons spacecraft visited it in 2019. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (346+ words) Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann recently transformed into a stunning spiral shape after a massive cryovolcanic eruption, offering new clues to its mysterious eruptions. Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, a cold-volcano comet that has long intrigued astronomers, recently became the focus of a stunning discovery After…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (402+ words) A Caltech teen's AI breakthrough unlocks a decade of NASA's NEOWISE data. A Caltech senior research scientist named Davy Kirkpatrick had spent years looking at that dataset and wondering what it contained. He had mentored high school students for five…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (428+ words) Next-Gen NASA Spacesuit for Moon Missions Reaches Crucial Milestone'The Daily Galaxy...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (501+ words) Stunning Hubble Images Reveal the Cosmic Secrets of a Dying Star'The Daily Galaxy...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (290+ words) Astrophotographer Greg Meyer's stunning new image of the Flaming Star Nebula unveils a breathtaking view of interstellar gas, dust, and a runaway star 1,500 light-years away. The image reveals the vast and vibrant clouds surrounding the runaway star AE Aurigae, which…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (395+ words) This close orbit subjects the planet to continuous stellar bombardment, turning its atmosphere into a furnace of volatile activity. It looks like a sapphire jewel in space, but HD 189733b is anything but serene. With winds reaching seven times the speed…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (377+ words) The detection of a ring around such a remote body, along with its unusual shape and fast rotation, has sparked renewed interest in the mechanisms shaping outer solar system objects. First detected in 2004, the dwarf planet Haumea quickly stood out…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (576+ words) Hidden behind thick cosmic clouds, a stellar drama is unfolding, and Hubble just pulled back the curtain. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured striking new images of stars forming inside the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, showcasing infant stars violently sculpting…...