If ever there might be a suitable world that Marvel’s Jade Giant might want to settle down on, it’s this spooky, green-tinted rendering of Mars’ nightside atmosphere delivered by the enterprising folks at NASA.
Astronomers looking at the core of the Milky Way have discovered some of the most extreme stars in our galaxy. Orbiting the central supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*, one of these stars is now the fastest ever discovered in the galaxy, moving at around 8 percent of the speed of light.
The end of the universe as we know it will not come with a bang. Most stars will very, very slowly fizzle as their temperatures fade to zero.
Using a clever gravity trick, researchers locate a distant galaxy reminiscent of our own. Current theories say it shouldn’t be there.
On July 4, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) finished its primary mission, imaging about 75% of the starry sky as part of a two-year-long survey.
Telescope observations of thousands of these stripped-down stars confirm the trend
Still good for watching one of the best meteor showers of the entire year? The Perseid Meteor Shower is going on right now, and there are more chances to catch the show, even after its Tuesday night peak.
Rocket Lab says it’s on track to test recovering an Electron booster later this year as it also improves the payload performance of the small launch vehicle.
66 confirmed exoplanets, 2,100 candidates and the search goes on.
Ceres, believed to be a barren space rock, has an ‘extensive reservoir’ of brine beneath its surface, images show
