The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) is currently in the design phase, but could soon become a reality if it passes final tests and receives full funding. (Image credit: NASA/Vladimir Vustyansky) NASA scientists are currently developing plans to build a…
Sunspot AR 14100 reappeared over the sun’s western edge on Monday (May 26) after a two-week journey across the far side of the star. This is its third return to the Earth-facing side of the sun. (Credit: NASA/SDO) A huge,…
(Image credit: Tobias Rötzsch) When you look up at the sky on a clear night shortly after one of SpaceX’s many Falcon 9 rocket launches, you might notice a bright line of lights moving rapidly across the sky. The phenomenon,…
The number of spacecraft orbiting the Earth is rapidly increasing thanks to the development of private satellite “mega constellations”. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled in the past five years and is likely…
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified a black hole-powered quasar (pink dot in center of image) that has been around since the first billion years after the Big Bang. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, S. Lilly (ETH Zurich), D.…
Pancake-shaped domes on Venus are likely the result of deformations in the planet’s crust, according to a new study. (Image credit: NASA) Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the giant Venusian pancakes. Venus is known for its “pancake domes”…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered more bright ancient galaxies than researchers thought. JADES-GS-z14-0 previously held the title of the most distant galaxy observed, but a new candidate could take its place. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI,…
A telescopic image of the region of sky around ASKAP J1832-0911. (Image credit: Ziteng (Andy) Wang, ICRAR) Astronomers have stumbled upon a mysterious object that is emitting unusual signals from deep space, and have no clear idea of its nature.…
Simulated image of the supermassive black hole in M87, taken at different frequencies. Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new method for surveying the radio sky at multiple frequencies, meaning we may soon be able to obtain…
An image of the northern lights during the geomagnetic storm known as “Mother’s Day” on May 10, 2024, taken in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo Credit: Meredith Garofalo) Scientists from Kyushu University in Japan have released new information about a powerful geomagnetic…
The Martian’s lead character Mark Watney reflects on his ordeal. (Image credit: 20th Century Fox) Andy Weir’s best-selling book The Martian predicts that by 2035, NASA will have landed three humans on Mars, improved return systems, and collaborated with the…
The U.S. House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology recently met to review the current state of NASA’s planetary defense efforts. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) On Thursday (May 15), the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology met with scientists to…