Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals
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Among our solar system’s many moons, Saturn’s Titan stands out – it’s the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
Unparalleled bounty of oscillating red giant stars detected
The researchers detected the stars, whose rhythms arise from internal sound waves and provide the opening chords of a symphonic exploration
Joseph Shavit
Aug 2, 2021
The universe likely has trillions of planets made primarily of diamonds, scientists confirm
As missions like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, TESS and Kepler continue to provide insights into the properties of exoplanets
Joseph Shavit
Jul 15, 2021
An Israeli reseracher just solved a 1,000 year old astronomical mystery
A star in a distant galaxy blew up in a powerful explosion, solving a one thousand year old astronomical mystery
Joseph Shavit
Jul 13, 2021
The World's Largest Astronomy Museum Opens This Month in Shanghai
Spanning 420,000-square-feet, the expansive facility in the city's Pudong district, is the largest astronomy (only) museum in the world.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
Scientists detect gravitational waves for first time from black holes swallowing neutron stars
For the first time, scientists detected gravitational waves caused by mergers between black holes and neutron stars.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 30, 2021
The discovery of a new type of supernova illuminates a medieval mystery
A team led by astronomers at UC Santa Barbara have confirmed the existence of an elusive new type of supernova
Joseph Shavit
Jun 7, 2021
The mysterious origin of the northern lights has been proven
The shimmering displays of the aurora borealis have always fascinated humankind since the dawn of civilization, inspiring both awe and fear
Joseph Shavit
May 25, 2021
New details on what happened in the first microsecond of the Big Bang
Researchers from University of Copenhagen have investigated what happened to a specific kind of plasma - the first matter ever to be present
Joseph Shavit
Jan 30, 2021
High schoolers discover four exoplanets through Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program...
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2021
Astronomers finally agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old
From an observatory high above Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the oldest light in the universe.
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