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Artist's illustration wasp-107 bwith its asymmetrical atmosphere, like transits (passes in front of) his star. The object on the left is a representation of the Webb space telescope. Image via Rachel Amaro/ University of Arizona. WASP-107 b is a gas giant exoplanet about 210 light years from Earth. It is a little smaller than Jupiter,
Our sun's closest neighbors among the stars, including Barnard's Star. Image via NASA photo magazine. Barnard's Star is the closest star to our sunjust 6 light years away. For decades, astronomers have been saying it could have a planet Now a planet has been found. There is at least one planet orbiting Barnard's Starconfirmed an
Will spotting the asteroid save the world? Astronomers are improving their ability to detect asteroids, which may protect us from future collisions with Earth. Artist's concept via NASA/ JPL/ Caltech. Astronomers are improving their ability to detect asteroids that could potentially collide with Earth. We have already detected nine asteroids before impact. with Earth's atmosphere.
View larger. | The Mars Express The orbiter saw this elongated cloud moving away from the Monk Arsia volcano. It may look like a volcanic eruption, but it's actually just a cloud. The new HRSC Cloud Atlas The image of Mars shows many types of clouds that Mars Express has imaged over the past 20
Artist's concept of two active supermassive stars black holes at the heart of two merging galaxies. Each is surrounded by a accretion disk of hot gas. Some of the material is ejected along the axis of rotation of each black hole, so that the jets – devastating beams of energy – hurtle through space at
He red supergiant star Betelgeuse It is a beloved, bright and easy-to-see star in the famous constellation. Orion The Hunter. Notice the “lump” on the left side of this image. submillimeter wavelength What image of the star? It is hot gas from the extended atmosphere of the red giant star. Image via SOUL telescope in
This is what asteroid RW1 looks like from Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines. The best photo yet! image.twitter.com/eYgQsHqxFP — Raymón Dullana (@raymongdullana) September 4, 2024 Click on the video above to watch the asteroid's fiery entry into our atmosphere and hear from excited witnesses. No damage is caused when a small asteroid hits Earth's atmosphere A small
View larger/full image. | This colour-coded topographic map from ESA Mars Express The orbiter shows part of what used to be a huge lake (in blue), called Lake Eridania by Earth scientists. It is in the Chaos of Caralis region of Mars. It appears to have been the largest lake on Mars, larger than any
An artist's concept shows Blue and Gold, the twin satellites that will launch in October 2024 for their mission to Mars. They built the probes on a shoestring budget to see if it was possible and will study Mars' hybrid magnetosphere. The satellites will take 11 months to reach the red planet. Image via POT.
Mars probably had liquid water on its surface Billions of years ago, but Mars' water disappeared over time, leaving the planet cold and dry. Where did Mars' water go? Could there be water beneath the surface of Mars now? New research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, based on data from NASA's InSight lander, suggests
