Astronomy

Black hole is crooked

Illustration of a "leaning" black hole and star system © Rob Hynes Normally, black holes in binaries rotate in the same plane as their companion...

Ceres: A dwarf planet that has it all

Ceres has craters that provide insights into exciting features of the dwarf planet. © MPS, based on data from the Dawn mission: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA The...

Tiny space rock entered our atmosphere just hours after discovery last week

It is only the fifth space rock discovered prior to its collision with Earth's atmosphere. Late last week, astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky spotted a bright,...

New images from space telescope James Webb exceed all expectations

Based in part on these recordings, researchers expect that the telescope will achieve or even exceed its ambitious mission goals. The American space agency...

Mars helicopter mission extended again due to success

After the unparalleled success of the previous 21 (!) flights, Ingenuity will regularly fly into Martian airspace at least until September. Last April, Mars...

Tiny star produces 64 trillion(!) kilometers of track in space

The discovery of this grand feat may provide more insight into the origin of the relatively abundant positrons observed on Earth. In 2020, scientists...

NASA’s Massive Moon Rocket Moves to Launch Pad This Week

The rocket is expected to propel the brand-new Orion spacecraft to the moon this spring. NASA's new launch vehicle - the Space Launch System...

Astronomers rule out a black hole

This artist's rendering shows what what was previously thought to be a triple black hole system might actually look like. The dual system...

The mystery of the missing galaxy M102

What does a galaxy look like from the side? The space photo of the week shows it. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this...

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