Good Lawd! Mass of lone "dead star" measured for the first time By Robert Lea published 3 February 23 Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have measured the mass of a lone white dwarf star, LAWD 37, the kind of stellar remnant our sun will leave behind.
Astronomers discover potential habitable exoplanet only 31 light-years from Earth By Laurence Tognetti published 3 February 23 Wolf 1069 b offers a unique opportunity to study a potentially habitable and tidally locked exoplanet.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff published 3 February 23 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) glows above Stonehenge in southern England during its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years.
Tricky alien worlds easier to find when humans and machines team up By Briley Lewis published 3 February 23 A combination of citizen science and machine learning is a promising new technique for astronomers looking for exoplanets.
Curiosity rover finds metallic meteorite on Mars By Mike Wall published 3 February 23 NASA's Curiosity rover has rolled up on another meteorite on Mars, an iron-nickel rock the mission team has dubbed "Cacao."
Chaotic 'knot' of merging galaxy clusters captured in multiple wavelengths By Stefanie Waldek published 2 February 23 Combining X-ray, radio, optical and infrared wavelengths, astronomers have imaged the messy collision of three galactic clusters leading to the formation of Abell 2256.
New satellite to police carbon dioxide emitters from space By Tereza Pultarova published 2 February 23 The first-ever satellite designed to detect major emitters of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is set to launch to space this year.
Saturn's moon Mimas may be a 'stealth' ocean world By Samantha Mathewson published 2 February 23 The icy Saturn moon Mimas may have a geologically young internal ocean surrounded by a thinning ice shell, new research suggests.
Saturday (Feb. 4), not Groundhog Day, is winter's actual midpoint By Joe Rao last updated 2 February 23 Although thought of as the halfway point of winter, Groundhog Day actually falls a couple of days short. Winter's midpoint will occur this week on Saturday (Feb. 4).
Holes in sun's atmosphere can help predict space weather on Earth By Tereza Pultarova published 2 February 23 Magnetic properties of coronal holes in the sun's atmosphere can help forecast the severity of geomagnetic storms that hit Earth.
Gigantic 'alien' comet spotted heading straight for the sun By Ben Turner published 2 February 23 Scientists think it may have come from another solar system.
The James Webb Space Telescope gets its own micrometeoroid forecast — here's how By Meghan Bartels published 2 February 23 Even as the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to see inside vast, distant galaxies, it's also studying some tiny, nearby objects, albeit inadvertently.
This James Webb Space Telescope image shows spiral galaxy in stunning detail By Robert Lea published 1 February 23 A newly released image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows a crowded field of galaxies and stars, with a distant spiral galaxy standing out in stunning detail.
Astronomers identify 1st twin stars doomed to collide in kilonova explosion By Sharmila Kuthunur published 1 February 23 Astronomers have figured out how a massive star fizzled out like a dud firecracker.
NASA loses more than 200 Jupiter photos after Juno probe camera glitch By Meghan Bartels published 1 February 23 For the second flyby in a row, a key camera studying Jupiter has struggled to snap photos as usual.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2023 By Tariq Malik last updated 1 February 23 Reference See the phase of the moon tonight and the rest of the moon phases for 2023, and when you can see them.
Exoplanets dance around distant star in stunning 12-year timelapse (video) By Elizabeth Howell published 31 January 23 A new video shows us 12 years in the lives of orbiting exoplanets, crunched down to just a few dramatic seconds.
James Webb Space Telescope recovers from 2nd instrument glitch By Elizabeth Howell published 31 January 23 After one of its instruments was briefly knocked offline, the James Webb Space Telescope returned to full science operations on Monday (Jan. 30).
New cosmic map reveals the universe's matter isn't as 'clumpy' as it should be By Robert Lea published 31 January 23 Scientists have released one of the most accurate maps of the universe's matter ever created, featuring precise measurements of its distribution throughout the cosmos.
Machine learning spots 8 potential technosignatures By Robert Lea published 31 January 23 Humans have five new leads in the search to find life beyond our solar system.
