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Gravitational lensing is when the image of a distant object in space — like a galaxy, for example — is distorted and multiplied by the gravity of a massive object, such as a galaxy cluster, lying in front of the smaller, faraway object. It’s a useful phenomenon that has helped scientists discover exoplanets, understand galaxy […]
Published time: 15 Jul, 2017 10:12 Edited time: 15 Jul, 2017 10:16 Astronomers on the hunt for habitable worlds beyond our solar system say they have picked up “strange signals” emanating from a nearby star, 11 light years away. Scientists from the Arecibo Observatory in Peru are studying red dwarf stars in the hope that […]
Betelgeuse isn’t just an etymological inspiration for Michael Keaton’s best role, it’s a colossal star forming the right shoulder in the well-known constellation Orion. Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Northern Chile to photograph it, producing the most detailed image yet of any star besides our own sun. While scientists knew that […]
In a new study published today in Science, researchers achieved a rare event — simultaneously proving Albert Einstein both right and wrong. The scientists were able to confirm one of Einstein’s theories, something even he wasn’t sure would be possible. The study centers around an effect called gravitational microlensing. And the idea is that supermassive […]
Published time: 20 May, 2017 21:57 Edited time: 20 May, 2017 22:01 A new study has revealed that the third-largest dwarf planet in our solar system has its own moon. Researchers used three different space observatories to confirm that dwarf planet 2007 OR10, which is nicknamed “Snow White,” is orbited by a moon. Snow White […]
Enlarge / An artist’s conception of planet HAT-P-26b, along with the outlines of the two telescopes that imaged it. (credit: NASA/GSFC) Scientists are announcing a rare look into the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet more than 400 light years away. The planet is roughly Neptune-sized and orbits close to its host star. And now we know […]
NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Pluto’s status as a non-planet may be coming to an end. Professor Mike Brown of Caltech ended Pluto’s planetary status in 2006. But now, Kirby Runyon, a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University, thinks it’s time to cancel that demotion and restore it as our Solar System’s ninth planet. Pluto’s rebirth as a planet […]
NASA has opened its software catalog to the masses, sharing its expertise on subjects ranging from launching spacecraft to creating advanced drones. It also includes a spacewalk game, allowing players to “repair” the International Space Station (ISS). Those who aren’t literal rocket scientists would likely not find themselves using codes on the complexities of cryogenics […]
European Southern Observatory on Flickr It might sound trite to say that the Universe is full of mysteries. But it’s true. Chief among them are things like Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and of course, our old friends the Black Holes. Black Holes may be the most interesting of them all, and the effort to understand […]
NASA/JPL-Caltech TRAPPIST-1, a red dwarf star 39-light-years away from us, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. It’s likely that all of these worlds are rocky and may possibly harbor liquid water. Red dwarf stars are the most abundant type of star in the Milky Way galaxy. In the future, telescopes might be able to detect […]
