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Space and astronomy agencies have improved their instruments to explore the depths of the universe. An image of a planet like Pluto, taken through the lens of a telescope NASA and ESAIn 1996, the landscape is very different from those we…

We know dark matter exists - a mysterious substance that is five times more prevalent in the Universe by mass than what we consider "normal" matter, the stuff you and I and everything we see are made of. . We see its…

One of the best times to explore southeast Utah is at night: the area is famous for stargazing, which is why the Canyon Country Discovery Center in Monticello hosts regular Dark Sky Discovery parties. The next event will take place…

Four Indian researchers were among the seven international students who won the top prizes for their doctoral work at the 31st meeting of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Busan, South Korea. The four researchers are specialized…

The distance to M31 To compare my results for the distance to M31 directly to Hubble's, I needed to use Shapley's faulty calibration of the period-luminosity relationship. Curiously, Hubble has adjusted this graph to produce the absolute…

SUKABUMIUPDATE.com All planets in our solar system have satellites, a simple example is the Moon (Chandra) on Earth. There is a beautiful and surreal world within the Moon itself, an inanimate world created by ancient volcanoes and…

Alan Sheidler People's Astronomy Club There has been a lot of hype recently about returning to the moon, exploring nearby asteroids, and colonizing Mars. As an…

Experts at the forefront of efforts to restore the UK's coastal seagrass beds say the remarkable plant's contribution to the most important to-do list in human history should be reassessed. Seagrass - the world's only underwater flowering…

Saturday August 6The waxing Moon is in the clutches of Scorpius in the south tonight, so let's look north instead for darker skies. Bright Vega in Lyra sits high in the north tonight, shining at magnitude 0. This star will one day sit…

The discovery of several exoplanets that seem to shrink seems to solve a "missing link" in planetary evolution. Four mini-Neptunes close to their stars were found fleeing their atmospheres at a rate consistent with eventual total loss.…

Bastar gets an astronomy laboratory, children have the chance to develop their scientific temperament Determined to develop a scientific temperament in children and expose them to space science, the Bastar district administration of…

After the successful launch of NASA's Lucy spacecraft on October 16, 2021, a group of engineers gathered around a long conference table in Titusville, Florida. Lucy was just hours away from her 12-year flight, but an unexpected…

The asteroid Phaethon is the bluest asteroid in the solar system and it has long baffled scientists on Earth. But eventually, the secret is out. Find out…

ACROSS the Northern Hemisphere, a taste of the apocalypse is unfolding in the form of heat waves, out-of-control wildfires, displacement and death. In Europe, the crisis has already claimed around 2,000 lives in…

Jules Giuliano knows it's ironic that gardening - something inherently good for the planet - often uses materials that actually harm the environment. So he set out to change that: in April 2022, Giuliano launched Rosy Soil, a…

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But this method only works when the source galaxy is bright enough to illuminate the lens galaxy. And because extremely distant galaxies are extremely faint, astronomers have so far been unable to assess dark matter in galaxies from around…

The solar system is depicted with a collection of mysterious celestial objects. Its extraordinary existence makes the solar system difficult to explain scientifically. Earlier, scientists had discovered ice-spewing volcanoes on Pluto.…

The 2014 sci-fi movie Interstellar foreshadowed our future. The scientifically accurate film, starring researchers from Harvard and MIT, as well as renowned physics professor Kip Thorne, was created to target audiences to portray in an…

SpaceX is working on several upgrades to the company's Starlink satellites to keep them from bothering astronomers. The upgrades attempt to determine how Starlink satellites can reflect sunlight as they orbit Earth. That same light can…

Wednesday August 3The slowly waxing Moon is in Virgo tonight, not far from the magnificent double star Porrima (Gamma Virginias). Thanks to a telescope, this luminous point is divided into two of roughly equal magnitude: 3.65 and 3.56.…

On February 16, 2021 at 5:34 a.m. local time, NASA launched its Lucy mission into space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket. From Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The mission, in development since 2014, is now on its way to…

These are exactly the questions that astronomers Stephen Kane and Zhexing Li of the University of California, Riverside pose in a recent paper now accepted for publication in the Journal of Planetary Science. After all, as the most massive…

Scorpius the Scorpio holds many of the most beautiful deep sky objects in the sky, including the spectacular globular cluster M4. This group of stars stands out for several reasons. First, at 7,200 light-years away, it's the closest…

A theory decried by experts when it was first presented in the 1970s is resurfacing as economists debate whether the world can sustain the current speed of development. Resource and environmental limitations are just two of the main…

August 26, 2022: A planetary parade can be seen stretching across the sky overnight. The slender crescent moon provides a stimulating sight before sunrise. Chart legend – August 26, 2022: Jupiter is in the southwest before sunrise.…

M51, the fabulous Whirlpool Galaxy of Canes Venatici, is the largest (in apparent diameter) and brightest spiral in the night sky. It sports the iconic face of what astronomers call a “grand design spiral galaxy” – a galaxy that displays a…

Astronomer Scott Sheppard wrote an article on Perspective titled "In the shine of the sun" in the review Science. Sheppard is an astronomer at the University of Hawaii's Institute of Astronomy and believes scientists need to look closer…

The Webb and Hubble telescopes have blessed us with breathtaking new images of the cosmos earlier this month, leaving many inspired to learn more about the space. With these astronomy apps, you can use your phone to see which stars and…

It's often said, a picture is worth a thousand words and the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint. At the July 12 press conference, the world had a front row seat to the most remarkable images of…

By Gary Boyle - The Backyard Astronomer It's often said, a picture is worth a thousand words and the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint. At the July 12 press conference, the world had a front row…

The continental surface seeps into the center of the planet below the Andes ranges in South America. Moreover, it has already been going on for millions of years, resulting in unmistakable ripples and outer layer patterns that researchers…

The inner solar system spins much slower than the laws of modern physics predict, and a new study could help explain why. A thin disk of gas and dust, known as the accretion disk, spirals around young stars. These disks, where planets…

The golden age of Islam saw astronomy flourish. Here's a look at a handful of pioneering Muslim astronomers whose names are written in the stars.Images recently released by NASA, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), left Earth…

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William Herschel first observed NGC 7635 in 1787 as a glow around the magnitude 8.7 star SAO 20575 (earlier cataloged as BD+60°2522). In a telescope, the Bubble Nebula looks more like a comma because the entire extent of its spherical…

The Badlands Astronomy Festival 2022 will be held July 29-31, bringing together space and science professionals, amateur astronomers, educators and visitors for a three-day celebration of the night sky, sun and the wonders…

How unique is the Earth? Our new telescope can begin to answer this question. But it will turn to a surprising source to find some clues.The ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope will glimpse the enigmatic atmosphere of an Earth-sized…

After dazzling the world with the first images from the mighty James Webb Space Telescope this week, NASA released even more photos from the observatory yesterday, this time images of our own solar system. The space agency revealed…

Over the past few days, NASA has released stunning photos of nebulae, groups of galaxies, and even the "deepest" view of the universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Now the agency has released images of something much closer to…

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This story is just one example of the importance of astronomical art. Scientists publish their work in peer-reviewed journals, but astronomical realist painters translate the results to show what distant worlds would look like if we could…

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University of Toronto astronomer Evelyn Macdonald and her colleagues have identified substantial differences in surface temperature, sea ice, and water vapor at the surface of an exoplanet for different Earth configurations. macdonalds…

While the Hubble Space Telescope took weeks to take such deep-field photos, JWST only spent 12.5 hours to grab this view of SMACS 0723 and beyond. It's more than just a pretty image, too, as JWST's flawless infrared vision even allowed…

New climate models have shown that the amount and location of land on a planet's surface can have a significant impact on its habitability. Astronomers have identified substantial differences in surface temperature, sea ice, and water…

Dale Hachtel People's Astronomy Club During our monthly public observing sessions at Niabi Zoo and during other observing programs, one of the most asked questions…

Primordial Solar Nebula, drawing. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) By Agostini via Getty Images Precise details about the beginnings of our solar system are extraordinarily difficult to obtain. But a research team…

About six months have passed since the most powerful space telescope in history bid farewell to Earth and lifted off in darkness. Meanwhile, the James Webb Space Telescope has deployed its gold-coated mirrors, turned on its instruments,…

A pair of missions to two asteroids near Earth are beginning to provide new information about when, where and in what form water first existed in the solar system.Why is this important: Water played a key role in the formation of planets -…

Neptune, the outermost planet in the solar system, can cause the destruction of the entire solar system, including Earth, if it is attracted to a passing…

Journalists are warmly invited to attend the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomical Meeting (NAM 2022), taking place at the University of Warwick from 11-15 July. The largest regular…

Around 2030, the The Landsat program will launch its next satellite, called Landsat Next. It will bravely break with the numerical naming convention. It will also be an upgrade.“Even when Landsat 9 was still under construction, we were…

Astronomy Photographer of the Year is a real treat for all astrophotography fans. The 2022 competition has just announced its shortlists, and as always, there are so many great photos in the selection.The Harvest Moon rising behind…

A "hyperactive" comet expected to close in on Earth in less than two weeks will give scientists a window into the beginnings of our solar system billions of years ago.The comet, known as C/2017 K2, is thought to have been heading towards…

How do scientists study the atmospheres of planets that orbit other stars, light years away from us? How do we transmit data from dozens of NASA interplanetary missions around the solar system? Join us on Monday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. for…

Sunday July 3With only a thin crescent Moon in the sky, this evening is the perfect time to explore the beautiful region of Rho Ophiuchi in the south, located near - you guessed it - the star Rho (ρ) Ophiuchi in Ophiuchus the Serpentary.…

By Beth Johnson, Social Media Manager Trying to figure out why Ceres' hazy exosphere contains ammonia, simulations show that the dwarf planet formed after Saturn and moved inward. Where you are in the solar system changes the effect the…

Artist's impression of the early solar system. Credit: Tobias Stierli / Flaeck / PlanetSThe Chaotic Early Stages of the Solar SystemAn international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich and the National Research Center PlanetS has…

P waves and s waves form a group called body waves, which cut through the rock. The fastest are p-waves (primary or compression waves), which compress rocks as they pass through them. The movement of these waves is akin to someone at the…

A massive comet entering the final stages of a multimillion-year journey toward the sun has entered the inner part of our solar system and is expected to make its closest pass to Earth in July.Scientists have known about Comet C/2017 K2 for…

Neptune orbiter outlineThe proposed mission overview identifies a 2030 launch window that would see the probe launch on a Long March 5 rocket. It would reach Neptune at a distance of about 30 AU in 2040, via a flyby of Jupiter, and enter in…

Washington DC-The violent event that likely preceded the formation of our solar system holds the solution to a long-standing meteorite mystery, according to new work by Carnegie's Alan Boss published in The Astrophysical Journal. The raw…

A new study has found that "super-planets" outside our solar system that are rich in hydrogen or helium may be more habitable than our own. Researchers say rocky exoplanets with hydrogen and helium-dominated atmospheres have surfaces hot…

There are only eight planets in our solar system (sorry Pluto), so the neighborhood can feel pretty empty. But there is more than 200 moons orbiting objects in the solar system, including planets and large asteroids.Many of these moons…

The James Webb Space Telescope focuses on the bright star in the center for alignment assessment. This image of the star called 2MASS J17554042+6551277 uses a red filter to optimize visual contrast. Photo: NASA/STScI Check out the James…

One of the most amazing things in astronomy is the way it acts as a time travel machine. For example, sometimes we see things so far away that it takes light billions of years to reach us, so we see that object as it…

Our solar system is a magical place, much like the rest of the ever-expanding universe. Although we may not know much about the deepest regions of space and the secrets that lurk in the darker cosmos, we do know for sure that the universe…

Against a currenta science fiction novel about an environmental engineer Laura J. Mixon, explores life aboard asteroid 25 Phocaea. The book takes a more realistic approach to space adventure, eschewing familiar tropes such as FTL…

Astronomers sifted through data acquired by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and zeroed in on a star called G238-44. SEE THE GALLERY - 2 IMAGES A team of astronomers looked at data from Hubble, along with other observations from various NASA…

Calling Jupiter "huge" is not really relevant. At the equivalent of 318 Earths, the planet is gargantuan - and it feasts on other planets.Yes, it's true. The King of the Planets has won his throne, but don't mess with the frenzied beast…

Photos: Molly Weeks Crumbley. By Molly Weeks Crumbley Can you name a pollinator other than a bee? I know I had to learn about pollination in school, but it wasn't something I really thought about growing up.…

Vibrant Planet will use the funding to expand into new markets in the United States, Europe and beyond, unlocking the full benefits of forest restoration Vibrant Planet, the creator of the Forest Restoration!-->…

Most observers would agree that, of all galaxies, barred spirals are the best targets for amateur telescopes. That said, it's a shame that the best example of a barred spiral - NGC 1365 - languishes in the nearly invisible constellation of…

15. Earth's orbit also varies over timeNot only does the Earth's tilt change over time, but also its orbit around the Sun. Another discovery of Milutin Milankovitch, the Earth's orbit changes from roughly circular to roughly elliptical in…

On Saturday June 18, the fire subsided enough that Michelle Edwards, associate director of KPNO, and Joe Davis, security manager, accessed the property and found that the telescopes and domes were still standing. Unfortunately, some of the…

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A description of his Marginalian work: www.themarginalian.org/… "In October 1883, a National Capital newspaper reported under the headline "Current Gossip" that "an Iowa woman spent seven years embroidering the solar system on a…

Comet 323P/SOHO was discovered in 1999, and has an orbit of fire and ice: In its deeply elliptical 4-year orbit around the Sun, it exits almost to the orbit of Jupiter, but then falls back just a hair more than 5 million…

The five bright planets fan out in order of their distance from the Sun across the sky from dawn until early July. One of the prettiest mornings to see them will be June 24, when a striking crescent moon joins…