A planet's habitability is determined by a confluence of many factors. So far, our explorations of potentially habitable ...
James Webb Space Telescope observes mid-infrared flare from Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*, revealing flare evolution, synchrotron cooling, and magnetic field measurements.
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Recent solar storms revealed a vulnerability in the computers that Airbus A320 family use to control the aircraft's altitude.
Star formation should be a relatively straightforward process. Dense clouds of molecular hydrogen collapse under gravity, fragmenting into cores that grow into protostars. These infant stars are cold, ...
Comet 3I Atlas was discovered by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, and reported to the Minor ...
When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...
With a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032, an asteroid named YR4’s potential collision course is being monitored by NASA.
A long-delayed project to build the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has been given new ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...