Two exoplanets could be mostly water
Compared to Earth, the planets have lower densities, masses twice as big, and volumes that are at least three times greater.
Dec 26, 2022
Author: Vincent McDermott
‘Peekaboo’ galaxy offers glimpse into early Universe
“Uncovering the Peekaboo Galaxy is like discovering a direct window into the past,” according to Gagandeep Anand, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
Dec 21, 2022
Artemis success opens new chapter for Canada in space
Artemis II will include three Americans and a Canadian, making Canada the second nation to have an astronaut orbit the Moon.
Dec 16, 2022
Subsurface ocean could be similar to Earth’s
Researchers believe Enceladus is made from comet-like building blocks and the gas-rich ocean is a remnant of these materials.
Dec 13, 2022
BlueWalker 3 becomes brighter than most stars
BlueWalker’s reflective surface emits strong radio waves that could negatively impact radio astronomy.
Dec 12, 2022
Light burst created as black hole devours a star
Astronomers originally thought they had detected a gamma ray burst, which is the most powerful known source of light in the universe.
Dec 09, 2022
New Horizons begins another Kuiper Belt mission
This new phase is called the second Kuiper Extended Mission, or KEM2.
Dec 07, 2022
ICON gets US$57M for lunar surface construction system
The contract will support ICON’s development of its Olympus construction system.
Dec 07, 2022
Clouds found over Saturn’s most mysterious moon
The clouds were first seen on November 4, and astronomers at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii did follow-up observations on November 6.
Dec 06, 2022
