Author: Astronomy Staff

Science

How are we sure that images classified as gravitational lensing are a distortion of light, not existing objects?

Exotic Objects, Galaxies, Science

Black holes in the universe gain weight and light up during galaxy collisions

Cosmology, Science

Hubble confirms cosmic acceleration with weak lensing

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Mars rover getting smarter as it gets older

Cosmology, Exotic Objects, Science

Black holes may hint at the nature of dark matter

Galaxies, Science

Astronomers get sharpest view ever of star factories in the distant universe

Science, Solar System

Helium rain on Jupiter explains lack of neon in atmosphere

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Solar System, Space Exploration

Six years in, Cassini provides insights into Saturn’s rings, with more to come

Exotic Objects, Science

Astronomers discover most primitive supermassive black holes known

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Soyuz landing caps milestone space station mission

Exoplanets, Science

First temperate exoplanet sized up

Science, Solar System

Jupiter’s spot seen glowing: scientists get first look at weather inside the solar system’s biggest storm