Tonga Volcanic Eruption Was ‘Biggest’ Atmospheric Explosion in ‘Recorded History’
The Tonga volcano erupted in January, and it has been confirmed as the biggest explosion to have ever been recorded in the atmosphere by modern instrumentation.
It was bigger than any of...
NASA Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil in Groundbreaking World First
NASA is about to send the Artemis astronauts back to the moon's surface in forthcoming years, and they should then be able to grow their greens. That's just one of the...
Study of Meteorite From Mars by NASA’s Perserverance Rover Indicates That Life is ‘Unlikely’...
In February 2021, NASA's spacecraft Perseverance rose onto the dusty surface of Mars. For many years, the vehicle roamed around and gathered samples to answer the question David Bowie raised in...
Survey of Over 800 Planet-Forming Disks Finds Planetary Evolutionary Surprise
A group of astronomers studied many samples by surveying over 873 protoplanetary disks. The critical piece in a new study of planet-forming disks is mass, and the disk's mass reveals how...
NASA Scientists Discover That Effects of Massive Tongan Volcanic Eruption in January Reached Outer...
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on January 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano’s effects...
First-Look Image from NASA’s Successor to Hubble – The James Webb Telescope
NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday.
The James Webb Space Telescope beamed back the latest test...
Major NASA Announcement Concerning Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way, Expected...
Scientists are set to unveil something "groundbreaking" about the center of the Milky Way this week, and it could involve our galaxy's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.
On Thursday morning the U.S....
Scientists Believe a Monster Black Hole May Have Performed a Magnetic ‘Flip’
The story begins with a galaxy known as 1ES 1927+654, which briefly ceased X-ray emissions for a few months, then resumed and increased. So far, the potential black hole observations represent...
MIT Astronomers Use X-Ray Echoes to Listen in on Black Hole Devouring a Star
Black holes that feed on companion stars can pass through cycles where they emit high-energy explosions. MIT astronomers use X-ray echoes from these circles to map the environment around these exotic...
James Webb Telescope Faces Crucial Thermal Stability Test
The deep-space observatory needs to stay ultra-cool to do infrared observations of the early universe to keep it safe. However, the observatory still experiences some changes as the angle of the...
