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Biggest monster star! And the heaviest stars
How big can stars get? How does our sun compare to them? And how did the biggest monster star get so big? Meet some of the biggest and most massive stars known.
June 5, 2023
1st-ever Mars livestream! Watch the replay here
The European Space Agency broadcast the 1st-ever Mars livestream on June 2, 2023. Watch it here.
June 3, 2023
Super-Earth and mini-Neptune in synchronized dance
Astronomers say they've discovered a super-Earth and mini-Neptune exoplanet system where the orbits of the 2 worlds are synchronized in a cosmic dance.
June 2, 2023
Searching for habitable exoplanets in the soot zone
Astronomers say that habitable exoplanets could form in the soot zone around young stars. They could be rich in volatile carbon compounds, different from Earth.
May 31, 2023
News from Enceladus via Webb: A huge water plume!
NASA's Webb Space Telescope has observed the largest water plume on Enceladus ever seen. Details about the analysis results will be published in a new paper.
May 30, 2023
Ancient ocean on Mars? Chinese rover finds marine sediments
Scientists in China say that the Zhurong rover has found new evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars, sedimentary rocks formed in a shallow marine environment.
May 30, 2023
Hubble’s hunt for an intermediate-mass black hole
Scientists using the Hubble space telescope have found evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole in the closest globular cluster to Earth, M4.
May 28, 2023
Frank Drake, SETI visionary, born on this date
May 28, 2023, would be the 93rd birthday of Frank Drake. He formulated the famous Drake equation in 1961, as a tool for contemplating alien civilizations.
May 28, 2023
What’s a safe distance from a supernova for Earth?
What's a safe distance from a supernova? To survive a supernova, recent data says Earth would have to be at least 160 light-years away from the exploding star.
May 26, 2023
Weird comet in asteroid belt targeted by Webb
The Webb telescope has observed Comet Read, a weird comet in the main asteroid belt. Among the findings ... water vapor, yes. But carbon dioxide, no.
May 24, 2023
