Astronomy

A cosmic Black Widow

Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that emit strong pulses of radiation. © Artur Plawgo/ iStock Like black widow spiders, some pulsars bring death to...

Most powerful space telescope ever just weeks away from first observations

And it's off to a good start: James Webb kicks off by studying two particularly interesting super-Earths. Imagine if Earth were much, much closer...

“Late” water on Mars

Panorama of the landing site of the Zhurong rover. © China National Space Administration (CNSA) So far it is unclear how long the habitable...

Space probe captures our moon’s great disappearing act

From a distance of no less than 100 million kilometers, spacecraft Lucy witnessed a lunar eclipse. And that produces very special images. A...

How the gravitational giants shape the universe

Astronomers are on the trail of the secrets of the abysses of space. © Brightstars/iStock Astrophysical observations are shedding more and more light on...

Brits want their first solar power station in space by 2035

A British organization, which includes Airbus and the University of Cambridge, plans to take solar energy from space seriously in the coming years. Okay,...

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