Blue Blobs are Star Formation
Researchers identified five blue blobs of star formation on the outskirts of the Virgo cluster that could be baby dwarf galaxies.
SLS Rocket Tries Wet Dress Rehearsal Again
NASA and the Exploration Ground Systems program finally completed a full wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. More or less.
Pulsar Racing Through Supernova Remnant
Researchers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a known pulsar moving through a supernova remnant at over one million miles per hour.
Building a 3D Puzzle of Barnard’s Loop
Astronomers using the ‘glue’ visualization software have released a 3D image and interactive figure of the star-forming region in Orion.
New Images From Old Data
Astronomers combined data from the retired missions of Herschel, Planck, IRAS, and COBE with radio telescope data to create new images of known objects.
White Dwarf Eats Diverse Diet of Solar System Objects
The white dwarf G238-44 has been spotted devouring a diverse variety of objects, including Mercury-like rocky words to icy solar system objects.
Researchers Get Closer to Understanding Star Formation Details
A new and improved computer simulation adds in additional factors that have brought researchers closer to understand the details of star formation.
KSLV-II Reaches Orbit on Second Attempt
On June 21, the Korean Aerospace Research Institute successfully launched the second KSLV-II into orbit, sending two payloads into sun-synchronous orbit.
SpaceX Launches Three Rockets in Three Days
Over the weekend, SpaceX launched three separate missions, including another 53 Starlink satellites, the SARah-1 satellite, and Globalstar FM-15.
The Fastest Nova Wobbles
A white dwarf nova that flared up for only one day also turns out to have an 501-second oscillation in brightness across different colors of light.
