Finally, a Telescope Named ‘Einstein’ Is Heading to Space
The Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be ready to launch next month. The probe will look for transient events in X-ray light…
NASA project turns images of space into music you can play
For several years, NASA has been producing sonifications in which images of space are turned into soundscapes so that they can be enjoyed both by people who are vision impaired and…
Stellar Explosion From 180 Years Ago Comes Alive in New Timelapse
The Chandra X-ray Observatory didn’t exist in 1838, when the Eta Carinae star system started to brighten as it ejected material in an event named the “Great Eruption.” But traces…
India’s Moon Mission Makes Unprecedented Measurements at the Lunar South Pole
It’s been less than a week since India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission became the first to touch down on the Moon’s south pole, and its lander is wasting no time collecting valuable…
Super magnetic neutron star spins faster than any discovered before
To date, only 30 magnetars have been discovered, but recently a 31st was identified — and it turns out to be even more unusual than its brethren.