The project assembles a team of experts from across the country to prove technology that will help search for life outside our solar system University of Michigan researchers John Monnier (left), Shivani Sunil (center) and James Cutler (right) examine a CubeSat in the Michigan Exploration Laboratory. The team’s STARI mission will use two CubeSats that…

Scientists may have spotted a tiny star, possibly with an alien world in tow, shooting through the Milky Way around 500 times faster than a speeding bullet. This would make this the fastest planetary system ever seen. However, there is still uncertainty about the true nature of the speeding object and its companion. In 2011,…

On a large scale, the universe is like a complex spider web, full of cosmic filaments of gas, dust and dark matter, separated by large voids. Now, in a remarkable new image, researchers captured one of these cosmic filaments connecting two galaxies from when the universe was just 2 billion years old. It’s the most…

A new cosmic image that the European Space Agency released in February as its “picture of the month” was made possible by the James Webb Space Telescope’s advanced instruments. Show Caption Hide Caption 2025’s must-see astronomical events: Eclipses, supermoons & more 2025 will be a fascinating year for astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts, with several…

Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website. The amended version curtails her legacy of championing women in science and removes all mentions of the observatory’s efforts to reduce barriers for women and other historically…

Black holes’ ravenous, incessant feeding is fueled partly by the powerful jets of gas these gluttonous monsters blast into space, according to a new study. The research suggests that many black holes across the universe actively regulate the material they consume, essentially “cooking” their own meals. The findings also offer a fresh glimpse into the…

Around a galaxy just 590 million light-years away, astronomers have discovered a stunning example of one of the rarest phenomena in our skies: a perfect ring of light. The phenomenon is known as an Einstein ring, and it was discovered circumscribing the galaxy NGC 6505 in data collected by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space…

Scientists have discovered an Einstein ring, a rare astronomical phenomenon, on test images from the Euclid space telescope. When the scientists analyzed the images more closely, they recognized the ring-shaped structure typical of Einstein rings. Euclid space telescope makes unexpected discovery – Gallery Scientists have discovered an Einstein ring, a rare astronomical phenomenon, on test…

Here are a few stories related to space and astronomy to take our minds off for a few moments from the sabotage and destruction of our government and institutions being caused by trump and his tech-bro handlers. The Bullseye Ring Galaxy From the venerable Hubble Space Telescope comes this stunning image of the Collisional Ring…

Astronomers are trying to understand a mysterious cosmic explosion that the Einstein Probe spacecraft spotted in April last year. The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed to a burst of gamma rays emitted either by the collision of two neutron stars or from the death of a massive star. Soon, however, the possibility emerged that…