SpaceTime Series 28 Episode 37The Astronomy, Space and Science News PodcastExciting New Exoplanet Discovery, Evolving Dark Energy, and Insights into the Moon’s Magnetic FieldIn this episode of SpaceTime, we uncover the discovery of a potential new exoplanet, TOI 2818C, located over a thousand light years away in the constellation Papus. This intriguing planetary candidate is…

EDITORIAL article Front. Astron. Space Sci. Sec. Space Physics Volume 12 – 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspas.2025.1599964 This article is part of the Research Topic Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences: A Decade of Discovery and Advancement – 10th Anniversary Conference View all 9 articles Provisionally accepted 1 University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada 2 Center for…

<!– –> The Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy (ISSA) at the University of Malta is officially 10 years old – and they’ve marked the milestone in style. Over the past decade, ISSA has become a driving force in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology research. From global collaborations to breakthrough discoveries, the Institute has built a…

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London, in 1675. At this original location, the observatory was set up with the goal of producing star charts and accurate time-keeping devices, to…

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Long after the black hole in the center of a galaxy sputters out, you can still see its ghost lingering in surrounding gas clouds aglow with leftover radiation, like wisps of smoke emanating from an already extinguished flame. Astronomers call these cosmic ghosts “light echoes” — and that’s what high-school junior Julian…

The Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy at the University of Malta marked its 10th anniversary with a special event at Kalkara’s Villa Bighi on Friday. The event was held in collaboration with Xjenza Malta and brought together scientists, academics, industry professionals and space enthusiasts. It also provided a space for recent graduates to showcase…

Scientists say they’ve found “space tornadoes” swirling in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. While the galaxy’s center, including the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, is known to be active and filled with swirling dust and gas molecules, the process has remained mysterious. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array — a group of dozens…

The 4-meter Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope atop Mauna Kea is co-owned by France’s National Center for Scientific Research. Credit: Gordon W Myers/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 A French researcher was denied entry to the United States and expelled from the country for expressing “a personal opinion” on U.S. president Donald Trump’s research policies, the French government said March…

Cosmology is the scientific study of the universe as a unified whole, from its earliest moments through its evolution to its ultimate fate. The currently accepted cosmological model is the big bang. In this picture, the expansion of the universe started in an intense explosion 13.8 billion years ago. In this primordial fireball, the temperature…

In the turbulent heart of the Milky Way, near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, astronomers have uncovered a surprising new phenomenon—slim, swirling gas filaments that behave like space tornadoes. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a research team led by Kai Yang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University has captured the clearest view yet…