Tidal forces and orbital evolution of habitable zone planets investigated
Artist's illustration of Proxima Centauri b. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser How do tidal forces shape a planet's orbital evolution, especially for...
Astro
Astronomers capture a record 130-year evolution of a dying star
Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lepus. In...
Study explores X-ray sources in globular cluster NGC 6528
Chandra Energy-coded X-ray image of NGC 6528 with merged of two Chandra ACIS observations. The outer and inner circles represent...
Where are the interstellar objects 1I/’Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/Atlas headed now?
Artist's impression of ʻOumuamua. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser In the past decade, astronomers have witnessed three interstellar objects (ISOs) passing through...
Mathematical model reveals how collapsing matter and expanding voids shape universe’s evolution
The plot represents the new model with the x-axis and the y-axis showing the minimum sizes of collapsing and expanding...
NASA’s Psyche captures images of Earth and moon
NASA’s Psyche captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million miles (290 kilometers) away in July 2025,...
Fast X-ray transients shine light on how stars end their lives and the distant universe
The jets pierce through the star, emitting X-rays and gamma rays as they stream into space. Credit: NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde A...
NASA soil moisture active passive mission
Figure 1. An artist’s rendering of the SMAP Observatory showing both the radiometer and radar. Credit: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute...
A 3D-printed aluminum mirror could enhance CubeSat observations
Engineering drawings of the prototype mirror, including installed in a 3U CubeSat frame. Credit: I. Aziz et al, arXiv (2025)....
Rare quadruple star system could unlock mystery of brown dwarfs
An artist's impression of the UPM J1040−3551 system against the backdrop of the Milky Way as observed by Gaia. On...
