Capturing shooting stars over Hawaiʻi
Astronomers now have a new pair of eyes to detect meteors over Hawaiʻi using a … more
Space
Physicists launch cosmic ray telescope from Antarctica
A team of Washington University in St. Louis scientists at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, successfully launched … more
NASA’s MAVEN maps winds in the martian upper atmosphere
Researchers have created the first map of wind circulation in the upper atmosphere of a … more
NASA’s NICER delivers best-ever pulsar measurements, 1st surface map
Astrophysicists are redrawing the textbook image of pulsars, the dense, whirling remains of exploded stars, … more
Newfound Martian aurora sheds light on planet’s changing climate
A type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually … more
The Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth
Sue Smrekar really wants to go back to Venus. In her office at NASA’s Jet … more
Is there dark matter at the center of the Milky Way?
MIT physicists are reigniting the possibility, which they previously had snuffed out, that a bright … more
NASA’s Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars
NASA has big plans for returning astronauts to the Moon in 2024, a stepping stone on the … more
Water common (in limited amounts) in exoplanets
The most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends … more
Mystery of the Origins of Cosmic Rays Solved
For more than 100 years, scientists have speculated on the origins of cosmic rays with … more
Researchers Confirm Possible Explanation of Titan’s ‘Magic Islands’
A new study by University of Arkansas researchers could help explain the appearance of so-called … more
