12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (331+ words) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will advance exoplanet imaging by targeting worlds much fainter than previous instruments could detect. Its Coronagraph Instrument will block intense starlight, helping reveal planets that reflect only small amounts of light from their host…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (427+ words) Astronomers using the new MOTHRA telescope have identified 22 shock-wave structures around the Helix Nebula that show debris from a dying star being stripped apart and mixed into interstellar space. The findings were published Aug. 12 in the journal Nature by an…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (478+ words) The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys on Monday released what researchers describe as the largest two-dimensional color map of the universe, a 5.6-trillion-pixel dataset cataloging nearly 4 billion celestial objects across three-quarters of the sky. The release was announced August 10 by Lawrence…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) The solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower will take place on August 12, 2026, creating one of the year's most exciting astronomy events. Skywatchers will have the rare opportunity to witness a daytime eclipse followed by a night filled with shooting stars....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (480+ words) Astronomers have made a major breakthrough by detecting an atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of its star. The discovery marks an important step in the search for a habitable exoplanet that could support conditions similar…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (416+ words) Jeremy Hansen, the Artemis II astronaut who became the first Canadian to orbit the moon, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency this September after nearly two decades with the organization. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced on July 6 that Hansen…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (498+ words) The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed an exoplanet discovery involving HD 80606 b, a massive gas giant exposed to extreme stellar heat. Its highly eccentric orbit causes rapid temperature swings as it moves close to its Sun-like star, helping researchers…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1057+ words) Mars rover data continues to reshape how scientists think about the Red Planet's history, especially regarding Mars organics, nitrogen chemistry, and the chemical building blocks that can precede life. In recent analyses, NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (696+ words) The invention of telescopes changed the way people viewed the sky and their place in the universe. Before telescopes, stars and planets were observed only with the naked eye, limiting what humanity could understand about space. Once magnified observation became…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (506+ words) The universe continues to reveal astonishing and baffling phenomena that challenge our understanding of physics and cosmic evolution. From planets with impossible shapes to stars that dim mysteriously, deep space discoveries push the boundaries of what we know about galaxies,…...