NASA Missions Study What May Be a 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst
On October 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system. GRB 221009A was likely the brightest gamma-ray burst to occur since human civilization began.
Webb spots swirling, gritty clouds on remote planet
Webb helped scientists to identify water, methane and carbon monoxide in silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere, and even find evidence of carbon dioxide. This is the largest number of molecules ever identified all at once on a planet outside our Solar System.
Blast from the Past!
The traces of the first-ever supernova recorded in history, that burst more than 1800 years ago, in the new Space Scoop!
Astronomers find missing link for water in the Solar System
Gaseous water has been detected in the planet-forming disk surrounding the star V883 and the chemical signature explains the journey of water from star-forming gas clouds to planets.
A Bird? A Plane? A Tadpole?
A tadpole-shaped gas cloud has been discovered! Find out more in the new Space Scoop.
Surprise Surprise! Stars Moving into Another Galaxy
Astronomers found many stars moving into Andromeda Galaxy! Find out more in the new Space Scoop.