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The Physics of Failure: Analyzing Hubble’s Gyroscope Malfunction
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoThe Hubble Space Telescope is currently in safe mode due to gyroscope problems, suspending its...
A Portal to the Past: Hubble Reveals an Ancient Witness to a Galactic Merger
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoThis mesmerizing image from the Hubble Space Telescope features the globular cluster NGC 2005. NGC...
Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide
Space via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoDespite the JWST's detection of molecules within, such as sulfur dioxide, GJ 3470b's atmosphere...
Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
12NewsNow.com· 5 days agoWilliam Anders, a retired major general, has said the photo was his most significant contribution to the space program along with making sure the Apollo 8 command module and service module worked ...
'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe JWST has proven itself to be a "supernova discovery machine" by finding 80 exploding stars in...
The People's Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public Engagement after Apollo
Astronomy Magazine· 6 days agoThe following is an excerpt from The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public...
'Supercharged rhino' black holes may have formed and died a second after the Big Bang
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTiny 'supercharged' black holes born just after the Big Bang may have been brief companions to...
Astronomers Should Take a Deeper Look at Naming
Scientific American· 3 days agoIn 2002 then NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe announced that the upcoming Next Generation Space Telescope, the pride of the agency and a promise of...
Io’s Fiery Secrets: Unveiling Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon With New Imaging Tech
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoA team of astronomers and engineers will publish this week in the journal Geophysical Research...
Scientists can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding – why this matters so much for our...
The Conversation· 23 hours agoWhy two different methods used to calculate the rate at which the universe is expanding don’t produce the same result. Known as the Hubble tension, the enigma suggests that there could be something ...