Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most mysterious transient phenomena facing astronomers today. These incredibly energetic bursts are the...
Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is living up to expectations. When it was launched, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said it...
For decades, scientists have theorized that a massive impact caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. This event occurred about 66 million...
Astronomers have spotted barium in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet. With its 56 protons, you have to run your...
As the ages pass the Moon slowly drifts away from the Earth. In conjunction the length of our day gradually...
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? It’s the...
Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who commanded the important Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions – both crucial for NASA’s...
In August 2017, astronomers observed a Gravitational Wave (GW) signal that resulted from the merger of two neutron stars –...
Finding oxygen in an exoplanet’s atmosphere is a clue that life may be at work. On Earth, photosynthetic organisms absorb...
Astronomers believe that it can take 10 million years or more to build a planet like the Earth. But studies...
