Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space
A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a…
New Analysis of 1970s Moonquakes Reveals an Unexpected Origin
Sensors placed on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission picked up a mysterious tremor, one that regularly occurred as the Sun rose to its peak position…
Ouch! Jupiter Just Got Smacked By an Unidentified Celestial Object
Jupiter’s south pole as captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/John Landino As the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter is not one to play with. That doesn’t stop…
Webb Space Telescope Unlocks Secrets of Jupiter’s Moons
Two new studies associated with the James Webb Space Telescope’s Early Release Science program have been published, and both have to do with Jupiter’s moons, namely Ganymede and Io. Webb…
Unprecedented Meteorite Believed to Have Originated From Earth
The meteorite NWA 13188 was found in Morocco in 2018.Photo: Albert Jambon Five years ago, a partially crusted, dark red meteorite crashed in the Sahara desert and was sold in…
New Image Reveals Dusty Clumps That Could Be the Source of Gas Giants
Researchers think they’ve gotten a glimpse at how gas giants like Jupiter form, thanks to a remarkable image of a distant star system. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope…
‘Mind Blowing’ Trojan Planet Suspected of Sharing the Same Orbit as Its Sibling
A group of radio telescopes in the Chilean desert was aimed at a young star system 400 light years away when it detected something unusual: a cloud of debris chasing…
The Northern Lights Will Travel South on Thursday
A solar storm this week means the Northern Lights are taking a trip south. The celestial display, also known as the Aurora Borealis, is expected to be visible in more…
Astronomers Baffled by ‘Planet That Shouldn’t Exist’
The search for planets outside our Solar System – exoplanets – is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy. Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets…
This Nonprofit Wants to Catapult Material From Incoming Asteroids to Protect Earth
In February 2013, an asteroid about the size of a house punched its way through Earth’s atmosphere and broke apart over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. The blast was so…