Solar flares are among the most violent explosions in our solar system, but despite their immense energy—equivalent to a hundred...
An international team of astronomers, led by Yamila Miguel (SRON/Leiden Observatory), has found that Jupiter’s gaseous envelope doesn’t have a...
A new study shows a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events in the universe and much...
The main body of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has been delivered to the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California....
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam and...
For the first time, researchers have created simulations that directly recreate the full life cycle of some of the largest...
An international team of scientists today released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, enabling astronomers...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Operating observatories around the globe target sky regions characterized by low contamination from Galactic radiation, looking for the imprint of...
Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the country’s space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the...
Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin flew six tourists into space for a 10-minute ride Saturday, successfully carrying out its fifth...
As a result of achieving high imaging dynamic range, a team of astronomers in Japan has discovered for the first...
