Scientists have spotted one of the largest stellar flares ever recorded in our galaxy. The jets of plasma shot outward from the sun’s nearest neighbor, the red dwarf star Proxima…
China’s Chang’e 5 is bringing back the first moon rocks in 44 years
By Leah Crane An illustration of China’s Chang’e 5 lander Shutterstock/Axel Monse Chang’e 5 is on the last leg of its mission on the moon. After a visit to the…
RAS warns of growing light pollution as satellite fleets expand – Astronomy Now
A time exposure captures trails left by Starlink internet relay satellites after their release into low-Earth orbit last year. Image: Andreas Möller New research indicates rapidly growing numbers of satellites,…
Roman Space Telescope Will Also Find Rogue Black Holes
In the past we’ve reported about how the Roman Space Telescope is going to potentially be able to detect hundreds of thousands of exoplanets using a technique known as “microlensing”.…
Why are space expos important?
Studying space is very interesting. This entire universe is so magnificent and scientists have been occupied for a long time researching more and more about space and universe. We have…
T–3 Years Until the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse – Sky & Telescope
Did you experience the spectacular totality of August 21, 2017? The first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the U.S. in 99 years, that “Great American Eclipse” is destined to be…
Five ways artificial intelligence can help space exploration
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Deep Bandivadekar, PhD candidate at the Aerospace Centre of Excellence, University of Strathclyde…
Repeated radio bursts from nearby star suggest such signals are common
By Jonathan O’Callaghan Artist’s impression of the magnetar SGR 1935+2154 ESA Mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs), brief and powerful blasts of radio waves in space, may not be quite as…
Asteroid Apophis impact ruled out for at least a century – Astronomy Now
A representation of the asteroid Apophis’ flyby of Earth on 13 April 2029. New observations have ruled out any chance of an impact for at least the next century. Just…
Mars Helicopter Survives its First Night on Mars is Getting Ready to Fly
On April 3rd, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter was removed from its carbon-fiber shield on the Perseverance rover’s belly. On Sunday, April 11th, it will make its first attempt at a…