Baby Planet Clears Gap in Young Protoplanetary Disk
With the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have spotted a planet forming around a star 430 light-years away. The post Baby Planet Clears Gap in Young Protoplanetary Disk appeared …
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe’s Red Planet orbiters will be ready
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for a unique opportunity to study the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas from what could be the best vantage point in the solar system. Astronomers …
Big Bang Theory Debunked? A Physicist Presents An Alternative
A groundbreaking cosmological theory is taking the scientific community by storm, suggesting that the universe did not originate from a single Big Bang. Instead, this bold idea proposes that the …
Astronomy Cast: Ep. 757: CubeSats
May 26, 2025 Astronomy Cast Ep. 757: CubeSats By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on May 19, 2025. Computers are getting smaller, faster and more capable, which …
Do rovers dream of electric sheep?
Nature has lots of ways of producing similar-looking things. In this case, ancient water and wind produced a feature on Mars that looks strikingly like coral. Whereas the coral found …
Fast Radio Burst's Neighborhood Revealed
Astronomers have pinpointed the location of an one-time fast radio burst to a spiral arm of a nearby galaxy. The post Fast Radio Burst's Neighborhood Revealed appeared first on Sky …
Colossal moon Titan casts a shadow on Saturn’s cloud tops early on Sept. 4 — Will you be able to see it?
Heads up stargazers! The shadow of Saturn’s largest moon Titan will skim across the gas giant’s swirling cloud tops in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. Here’s everything you …
Astrophotographer Spends 80 Hours to Capture What NASA Hasn’t Shown You About Andromeda
A stunning new photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy has unveiled the vast, glowing gases that surround this majestic spiral system. Captured by Miguel Claro, a professional astrophotographer and science communicator, …
Astronomy Cast: Ep. 758: Non-Roving Rovers
Jun 2, 2025 Astronomy Cast Ep. 758: Non-Roving Rovers By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on May 26, 2025. Some of our favorite robots are rovers currently …
Supporting asteroid defense: The 2025…
I am excited to announce the latest round of winners of The Planetary Society’s Shoemaker Near-Earth Object (NEO) Grant program. Named after pioneering planetary geologist Gene Shoemaker, these grants support very advanced …