Chaos Reigned in Early Solar System
Scientists used radioactive isotopes to determine the age of some solar system asteroids by sampling meteorites and discovered a chaotic early history.
This Week in Rocket History: Mercury-Atlas 7
This week, we look back at Mercury-Atlas 7, the seventh flight of Project Mercury, the U.S.’s first crewed spaceflight program.
Search for Life Could Target Binary Star Systems
Because of gravitational interactions early on in planetary formation, astronomers show how binary star systems may be the best places to search for life.
AI Finds the Math the Humans Avoided
Researchers trained an AI system to find and categorize gravitationally lensing planetary systems, and the AI unified the two systems being used.
Another NEA Will Safely Pass Near-ish Earth
On Friday, May 27, asteroid 1989 JA is going to pass pretty close to the Earth, but not so close you can see it with your unaided eyes.
The Beauty of Dwarf Irregulars
Hubble has released a stunning new image of a star-forming dwarf irregular galaxy: Minkowski’s object.
Hidden Population of Black Holes
Researchers have uncovered evidence of massive black holes in star-forming dwarf galaxies
Pulsars Pack a Photonic Punch
Magnetic winds caused by quickly rotating pulsars may be accelerating particles to extremely high-energy states and creating gamma-ray photons.
Using Lasers in Labs to Understand Fast Radio Bursts
Scientists have found a way to simulate the high energy of a magnetar in the lab using lasers to create a QED pair plasma.
Glowing Galaxies in Infrared and Ultraviolet
Hubble captures a detailed image of IC 4271, a type 2 Seyfert galaxy that glows mostly in infrared light.
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