[ad_1] Jonathan Frakes' stature in the "Star Trek" Universe just keeps rising.The affable actor, author, producer and director continues to distinguish himself behind the camera in past projects like "Star Trek: First Contact" and "Star Trek: Insurrection" or helming...

[ad_1] Back to Article List Gravitational lensing magnified SN Zwicky and copied its image four times, offering a glimpse into the distant universe. The Zwicky Transient Facility spotted a distant supernova whose image had been magnified and copied four times by...

[ad_1] At the heart of our galaxy, there is a monster black hole. Known as Sagittarius A*, it has a mass of 4.2 million Suns, and it’s only about 27,000 light-years from Earth. Sag A* is the closest supermassive black hole, and one of only two that we’ve observed...

[ad_1] Applications 03/08/2023 27 views 1 likes In recent weeks, devastating wildfires have spread in Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Tunisia and Canada, causing human casualties as well as massive environmental and economic damage.While wildfires are a...

[ad_1] Voyager 2 is still broadcasting a "heartbeat" from deep space after a communications breakdown.NASA's long-running Voyager 2 mission, which launched from Earth in 1977, automatically sent a "carrier signal" picked up by the agency's Deep Space Network, agency...

[ad_1] Back to Article List New models reveal how convection in a star’s core generates waves that change its light — and how they might sound if we could hear them. Artist's concept of a red giant star. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (KBRwyle)...

[ad_1] For astronomers, the only thing better than new data is more new data. And we seem to be in a golden age of data gathering. We’ve gushed over the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble continues to make observations, but several new space...

[ad_1] To help combat the effects of global warming, scientists are toying with an innovative idea to shield our planet from the sun with a spaceborne "umbrella" of sorts."In Hawaii, many use an umbrella to block the sunlight as they walk about during the day," István...

[ad_1] Back to Article List The cover of Astronomy's first issue in August 1973, on the left, and the May 2022 cover, on the right. This week, we’re celebrating Astronomy magazine’s 50th anniversary issue. It was 50 years ago in August 1973 that the very first issue...

[ad_1] Aliens are big in the news recently, fueled by congressional hearings about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), formally known as UFOs. But while the idea of aliens visiting Earth may be exciting, the better bet is still the idea that aliens might exist on...