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This planet-forming disk shaped like a comet is struggling to survive
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoProplyds, which are ionized protoplanetary disks, struggle to survive in the Orion Nebula as they...
Amateur astronomers confirm 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet
Astronomy Magazine· 1 day agoNow a network of citizen scientists has confirmed one of those exoplanets, a “warm Jupiter” sitting about 300 light-years away, that represents an...
The real scoop on Monday’s planetary parade - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoA planetary parade will take place on Monday. WTOP Space Contributor Greg Redfern explains why it...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
Digital Cameras Revolutionized Astronomy. Then They Found Their Way into Your Pocket
Scientific American· 2 days agoAs a human being, every time I see a new jaw-droppingly gorgeous astronomical image, I’m staggered...
Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around You | Newswise
Newswise· 3 days agoAn international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk around a young, very low-mass star. Rocky planets are more likely than gas ...
Our dazzling galaxy shines in Milky Way Photographer of the Year images
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAn estimated 100 billion stars make up the Milky Way. Our home galaxy stretches 100,000 light-years...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
LiveScience· 7 days agoMars may face more than twice as many close encounters with potentially dangerous asteroids as Earth...
William Anders, former Apollo 8 astronaut, dies in plane crash
CBS News· 1 day agoApollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most iconic images of the space age — a...