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News Astronomy Evidence status: Peer reviewed · Telescope observations
Hubble tracked an immense, evolving decagon-shaped atmospheric wave around Saturn’s south pole, creating a striking counterpart to its northern hexagon.
News Astronomy Evidence status: Peer reviewed · Observational study with forward modelling
Astronomy · Peer reviewed. Star formation fell much faster than the universe’s atomic-hydrogen supply, shifting attention from fuel loss to fuel conversion.
News Astronomy Evidence status: Peer reviewed · Model-based geophysical inference
Sixteen years of spacecraft tracking indicate a much warmer, softer mantle beneath southern Mars, though the temperatures are model-based.
News Astronomy Evidence status: Official announcement · Confirmed mission event
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launched successfully and is traveling to L2, where it will map billions of galaxies and search for exoplanets.
Explainer Astronomy
Stephenson 2-18 is often declared the larger star online, but the evidence does not support a confident winner. WOH G64 has been observed in much greater detail, while the viral…
Explainer Physics
Black holes are some of the most fascinating and feared objects in the universe. They’re places where gravity is so strong, not even light can escape. But as far as…
Explainer Space
Mars, often called the Red Planet, has attracted attention as a planet for many years that may have supported life. Its surface features and geological structures give scientists important clues…
Explainer Space
The Moon is one of the most interesting objects in the sky. People have looked at it for thousands of years, thinking about what it is and how big it…
Explainer Astronomy
A Goldilocks planet describes those found in the habitable zone around their host star, where conditions are right for liquid water to exist on the surface. These planets are positioned…
