[ad_1] The universe is awash in gravitational waves. The collisions of massive objects such as black holes and neutron stars generate many of them. Now astronomers are wondering about the environments where these catastrophic events occur. It turns out they might need...

[ad_1] Applications 10/07/2023 2281 views 73 likes After exceeding its planned life in orbit, ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite is on its way back to Earth. The satellite is currently falling around 1 km a day, and its descent is accelerating. ESA’s spacecraft operators...

[ad_1] The Celestron Outland X 10x42 binocular is a compact and durable pair of binoculars, and they are now less than half price, sitting at just $48.93. This is the cheapest we've ever seen them. If you're interested, take advantage of this Amazon Prime Day deal and...

[ad_1] The early-summer Milky Way stretches across the sky above Skull Rock at Joshua Tree National Park. Credit: NPS/Hannah Schwalbe In the Northern Hemisphere, the Milky Way is at its best in the summer months. During the winter and spring, the parts of the Milky...

[ad_1] When you hear the phrase “spiral arms” you probably think of galaxies. Lots of galaxies have bright arcs of stars that spiral away from their center, including our Milky Way. But not all galaxies have spiral arms, and galaxies aren’t the only celestial objects...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 10/07/2023 682 views 19 likes Data from ESA’s exoplanet mission Cheops has led to the surprising revelation that an ultra-hot exoplanet that orbits its host star in less than a day is covered by reflective clouds of metal, making it...

[ad_1] China's Zhurong Mars rover has found evidence of a dramatic shift in Mars' climate 400,000 years ago, in the form of dark ridges laid on top of bright dunes that ripple across the sands of Utopia Planitia, which the rover is exploring.Scientists led by Li...

[ad_1] The Pathfinder lander captured this panorama of its rover and their new home over a period of three sols, or martian days. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Editor’s note: This is an expanded version of a previously published story. When you hear the words Mars rover,...

[ad_1] As astronomers push our views of the Universe further back in time, their telescopes keep uncovering surprises. That’s the case with a supermassive black hole in CEERS 1019, a distant very early galaxy. How early? It already existed and was assembling itself...

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 07/07/2023 1786 views 74 likes ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will bring a different kind of chocolate to the International Space Station on his Huginn mission, created by the Danish chef Thorsten Schmidt. Food for thought Andreas will...