In a galaxy far, far away lies an exoplanet circling a binary system that contains a neutron star or black hole. Astronomers believe they have discovered the first extragalactic exoplanet beyond our own galaxy. The binary system M51-ULS-1, located 28 … Read More
The first full-color images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be released in less than a week, but how does the observatory find and lock onto its targets? Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) was designed with this question in … Read More
Bigger, better, more suited for biology: let’s not overlook superhabitable planets with potential. A superhabitable planet is one that has a better chance of supporting life than our own planet, Earth. Because Earth is the only known inhabited planet and … Read More
Black holes are usually considered to be enormous, aggressive, and extremely destructive structures. However, according to recent research, they are just as capable of producing stars as they are of consuming them. Astronomers have discovered a black hole “giving birth” to … Read More
Astronomers have discovered a planet nearly the same size as Earth that orbits in its star’s habitable zone, where liquid water could exist on its surface, a new study said. The presence of liquid water also indicates the planet could … Read More
Interstellar travel may not be lightyears away. Breakthrough Starshot, an international research project, recently provided an update on its plans to send a probe to Alpha Centauri, our nearest neighboring star system. Before that, it will have to develop and … Read More