Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image
The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Lego Star Wars Mos Espa Podrace Diorama review
“Now this is podracing!”: The latest Lego Star Wars diorama might not be our favorite, but it’s still got charm.
OHB secures final regulatory approvals for KKR deal
OHB and investment firm KKR have received all the government approvals needed for a deal that will take the space company off the public markets in the coming days. The…
A Global Color Map of Mars, Courtesy of China’s Tianwen-1 Mission
In July 2020, China’s Tianwen-1 mission arrived in orbit around Mars, consisting of six robotic elements: an orbiter, a lander, two deployable cameras, a remote camera, and the Zhurong rover.…
Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect Primordial Black Holes Speeding Through the Solar System
Cosmologists have long hypothesized that the conditions of the early universe could have caused the formation of black holes not long after the Big Bang. These ‘primordial black holes’ have…
Weird mystery waves that baffle scientists may be ‘everywhere’ inside Earth’s mantle
Structures that scatter seismic waves deep in Earth’s mantle seem to be everywhere researchers look.
Astrophotographer captures Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy M64 in stunning detail (photo)
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer had just one hour to capture this iconic image of Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy (M64).
By Watching the Sun, Astronomers are Learning More about Exoplanets
Watching the Olympics recently and the amazing effort of the hammer throwers was a wonderful demonstration of the radial velocity method that astronomers use to detect exoplanets. As the hammer…
Coronal Loops-Digital Art Combination Captures Power of the Sun, Rendered by Andrew McCarthy
Our Sun is one of the most fascinating objects in the universe and photographing it with specialized equipment to capture its splendor and beauty has become increasingly more common around…
SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video)
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in just over an hour early Saturday (Aug. 31) and nailed back-to-back booster landings just days after a recent failure.