Researchers say they've identified a minor planet beyond Pluto that's wrapped in an extremely thin envelope of gases.
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Astronomers have released the biggest ever computer simulation of the universe that gives researchers a fresh way to test how the cosmos formed and evolved. The dataset, built by the FLAMINGO project, impressively contains more than 2.5 petabytes of ...
New study suggests a shortcut to Mars could reduce round-trip travel time to over five months, using a path inspired by a near-Earth asteroid's orbit ...
Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode, should be scattered throughout the Milky Way ...
Astronomers have spotted something surprising in the far outer Solar System--a faint, short-lived atmosphere clinging to a tiny icy world that shouldn't be able to hold one at all. The object, called 2002 XV93, is far smaller than Pluto, yet ...
NGC 3137 is a spiral galaxy located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured it in exquisite clarity. It captured images of this galaxy at six different wavelengths, enabling astronomers to ...
Blue Origin's first Blue Moon prototype, dubbed Mark 1, recently completed evaluations inside NASA's massive Thermal Vacuum Chamber A.
The Planetary Society, a non-profit cofounded by astronomer Carl Sagan, has revived its "Save NASA Science" campaign to oppose Trump's budget.
Just in time for May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day.
A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere. It's believed to be the smallest object yet with a clearly detected global atmosphere.