We are living in a new era of space exploration, with multiple agencies planning to send astronauts to the Moon in the coming years. This will be followed in the coming decade by crewed missions to Mars by NASA and … Read More
LHS 475 b is a rocky exoplanet roughly the same size as Earth that orbits very close to a small, dim star. And for the first time, researchers are able to study the planet’s atmosphere. The James Webb Space Telescope … Read More
It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China’s Tiangong space station. 2023 is set to be another busy year. Here … Read More
Authors It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy. Launched on December 25 last year and fully operational since July, the telescope offers glimpses of the universe that were inaccessible … Read More
All of the planets of the solar system are visible together in the night sky right now, providing stargazers with a “spectacular” show to end the year. Over the next few days, it is possible to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, … Read More
It’s a big Universe, for sure, which means we might not necessarily cross paths with any other lifeforms out there. However, if we want to attract the attention of any galactic neighbors, it appears that we could use laser technology … Read More