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Are we poised to understand fast radio bursts?
Will we soon understand fast radio bursts? Two NASA X-ray telescopes recently observed one shortly before and after it occurred. Magnetars could be the bursts' source.
February 19, 2024
Are Chariklo’s rings shaped by a tiny unseen moon?
A new study suggests a tiny as-yet unseen moon shapes Centaur Chariklo's rings. The process is similar to the shepherd moons in Saturn's rings.
February 18, 2024
We heart the Earth and sky! PHOTOS
This Valentine’s Day, we find so much to love in the many heart shapes right here on Earth or all the way to the deepest reaches of the sky.
February 14, 2024
Did black holes come before galaxies at the beginning of time?
New research using James Webb Space Telescope data says that black holes might have formed soon after the Big Bang, predating galaxies and stars.
February 11, 2024
Death Star moon Mimas has a hidden ocean
Saturn's little moon Mimas has now become the smallest of the known moons in our solar system harboring a hidden ocean of liquid water beneath an icy surface.
February 9, 2024
New supernova explodes in a galaxy in Virgo
Steven Bellavia caught before and after images of galaxy NGC 4216, which is currently hosting a new supernova. Learn how he did it here.
February 9, 2024
Isolated dwarf galaxy puzzles astronomers
Astronomers using the Webb telescope discovered an isolated dwarf galaxy 98 million light-years away. Contrary to expectations, it is not forming new stars.
February 8, 2024
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to cut 8% of workforce this week
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory - for decades a leader in robotic exploration of the planets in our solar system - will cut 8% of its workforce this week.
February 7, 2024
Asteroid that exploded in German skies is rare aubrite
Scientists analyzing the meteorites left behind by the asteroid that hit Germany said that they are a rare type known as an aubrite.
February 7, 2024
What is orbital resonance? A dance between heavenly bodies
What is orbital resonance? It's a precise dance between heavenly bodies when their orbits line up, causing them to have specific synchronicities.
February 6, 2024
