What’s Up: The Solstice
This week in What’s Up is a reminder that the solstice is on June 21 and officially marks the beginning of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere.
Saying Goodbye to SOFIA
We take a look back at some of the science stories that came out of the SOFIA telescope mission, which is ending in September 2022.
An (Undead) Star is Born
An object found in the VLASS survey and cataloged as VT 1137-0337 and is now thought to be a newly formed pulsar emerging from its parent nebula.
Quickly Confirming New Planetary System
A pair of possible exoplanets found in data from NASA’s TESS spacecraft were quickly confirmed using already completed observations from two ground-based observatories.
Gemini Planet Imager Captures Dusty Disks
A new survey performed using the Gemini Planet Imager has imaged 44 young, massive stars searching for debris disks and evidence of planet formation.
Tarantula Births Stars in Previously Unknown Places
New infrared and millimeter images of the Tarantula nebula reveal the shape of an axolotl and evidence of star formation despite massive supernova.
ALMA Maps Psyche Ahead of Mission
The most recent part of the mission planning for the Psyche mission involved observations of the target with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA).
Rogue Object Found Not-Shining in our Galaxy
A dark object moving through our galaxy is observed by watching the dimming of stars and calculated to either be a neutron star or a small black hole.
This Week in Rocket History: Shenzhou-9
This Week in Rocket History, we look back at Shenzhou-9, the first crewed space station docking of the Chinese space program.
Found Family Found Among Stars
Young star L483 was observed by the SOFIA observatory finds kinked magnetic fields and a hidden companion star, now in a binary system.
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