#astronomy

Editorial Staff 12 days ago

Briefing: The largest survey of exoplanet spins confirms a long-held prediction

Strategic angle: Astronomers have found a significant link between planetary mass and rotation rates in their latest survey of exoplanets.

Editorial Staff 13 days ago

Briefing: Two's company: Scientists identify new class of star remnants

Strategic angle: Research reveals a new category of stellar remnants that challenge previous understandings of star evolution.

Editorial Staff 14 days ago

Briefing: The most pristine star yet found in the known universe

Strategic angle: Astronomers discover an extraordinary star using advanced telescopic observations.

Editorial Staff 15 days ago

Briefing: Giant 'forbidden planet' orbiting small star shows an unusually low-metal atmosphere

Strategic angle: Scientists discover a giant planet with a surprisingly low-metal atmosphere compared to its host star.

Editorial Staff 16 days ago

Briefing: Gemini South Confirms Link Between Exoplanets and Host Stars

Strategic angle: Astronomers find that the composition of the giant planet WASP-189b mirrors its host star, offering new insights into astrobiology.

Editorial Staff 17 days ago

Briefing: Astronomers determine the fate of a double white dwarf binary

Strategic angle: Chinese astronomers utilize advanced stellar evolution code to study ATLAS J1, an ultra-compact double white dwarf binary system.

Editorial Staff 18 days ago

Briefing: How plants could betray themselves across the galaxy

Strategic angle: A thought experiment explores whether distant observers could detect life on Earth through its reflected light.

Editorial Staff 18 days ago

Briefing: New Henrietta Spectrograph to Probe Alien Atmospheres

Strategic angle: A groundbreaking tool to enhance our search for extraterrestrial life by analyzing exoplanet atmospheres.

Briefing: ZTF Discovers a New Mass-Transferring Brown Dwarf Binary System

Strategic angle: Astronomers unveil a binary system of brown dwarfs engaged in stable mass transfer, designated ZTF J1239+8347.

Briefing: TESS discovers an Earth-sized planet orbiting nearby M-dwarf star

Strategic angle: NASA's TESS reveals a new extrasolar planet, TOI-4616 b, in a nearby star system.

Briefing: A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky—for everyone on Earth

Strategic angle: More than 10,000 Starlink satellites currently orbit Earth, affecting our view of the night sky.

Briefing: The JWST finds more overmassive black holes. This time in dwarf galaxies

Strategic angle: Astronomers discover a correlation between galaxy mass and supermassive black hole mass, challenging previous beliefs.

Editorial Staff 20 days ago

Briefing: After 20 years, scientists finally explain the Crab Pulsar’s strange “zebra stripes”

Strategic angle: New research reveals the cosmic mechanics behind the enigmatic radio wave patterns of the Crab Pulsar.

Tech

Briefing: The European AllSky7 Fireball Network

Strategic angle: A comprehensive overview of the AllSky7 fireball network and its significance in astronomical research.

Editorial Staff 21 days ago

World

Astronomers have spotted two giant gas planets forming around a baby star in deep space

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, scientists have observed the formation of two gas giants around a young star.

Editorial Staff Updated 22 days ago

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Briefing: Distant galaxy fades 20-fold in just two decades, challenging how supermassive black holes evolve

Strategic angle: An international team discovers a galaxy 10 billion light-years away whose brightness dropped dramatically in just 20 years.

Editorial Staff 24 days ago

Briefing: Supercomputers just solved a 50-year-old mystery about giant stars

Strategic angle: Astronomers have finally cracked a decades-old mystery about red giant stars—how material from their deep interiors makes its way to the surface.

Editorial Staff 24 days ago

Briefing: XRISM identifies gamma Cas X-ray origin, solving a 50-year-old stellar mystery

Strategic angle: Astrophysicists unravel the mystery of γ Cas, a star in Cassiopeia emitting unexpected X-rays.

Editorial Staff 27 days ago

Briefing: JWST Probes Emerging Young Star Clusters in Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 628

Strategic angle: An international team of astronomers uses the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the spiral galaxy NGC 628, revealing insights into young star clusters.

Editorial Staff 28 days ago

Briefing: ShadowCam search casts doubt on abundant lunar ice

Strategic angle: New observations challenge the presence of water ice on the lunar surface.

Editorial Staff 29 days ago

Briefing: DESI maps C-19, an extremely metal-poor Milky Way stellar stream

Strategic angle: Astronomers utilize the Mayall 4-meter telescope to study the C-19 stellar stream, revealing its metal-poor composition.

Editorial Staff 30 days ago

Briefing: How two dim stars came together to shine brightly

Strategic angle: Brown dwarfs, often called 'failed stars', reveal their potential in a cosmic union.

Briefing: Astronomers discover long-period radio transient of unknown origin

Strategic angle: Using the Australian SKA Pathfinder, astronomers have identified a new long-period radio transient source designated ASKAP J1424.

Briefing: Extremely rare second-generation star discovered inside ancient relic dwarf galaxy

Strategic angle: Star PicII-503 found in Pictor II dwarf galaxy shows extreme deficiency in iron, offering insights into primordial systems.

Briefing: Globular cluster NGC 5824 is embedded in a dark matter halo, study suggests

Strategic angle: Astronomers investigate NGC 5824 using advanced telescopes, revealing its dark matter halo.

Briefing: SpaceX and Reflect Orbital plans would 'permanently scar' night sky, researchers warn

Strategic angle: The Royal Astronomical Society raises concerns over the impact of satellite launches on ground-based astronomy.

Briefing: TESS discovers a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting nearby star

Strategic angle: Astronomers have found a new super-Earth exoplanet using TESS, located 83 light years away.

Briefing: ATCA Observations Probe Peculiar Pulsar Wind Nebula Vela X

Strategic angle: Astronomers utilize the Australia Telescope Compact Array to explore the enigmatic Vela X pulsar wind nebula.

Briefing: Dry ice detected in a planetary nebula for the first time

Strategic angle: Astronomers use the James Webb Space Telescope to make groundbreaking observations of NGC 6302.

Briefing: This isn't just another rocky world orbiting a red dwarf—this one's special

Strategic angle: Astronomers have found an exoplanet that could serve as a benchmark in future studies.

Briefing: Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed

Strategic angle: A groundbreaking telescope aims to uncover the remnants of ancient stars, shedding light on the universe's early history.

Briefing: Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy

Strategic angle: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of NGC 5134, revealing stars through its dusty arms.

Briefing: Astronomers discuss fortifying our planetary defenses

Strategic angle: Experts emphasize the need to prepare for smaller asteroids that could impact modern society.

Briefing: The Rubin Observatory's LSST will detect imminent impactors before they crash into Earth

Strategic angle: The Vera Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our understanding of near-Earth objects with its advanced alert system.

Briefing: Astronomers collect rare evidence of two planets colliding

Strategic angle: An unexpected discovery reveals the chaotic aftermath of a planetary collision.

Briefing: Astronomers Capture Birth of a Magnetar, Confirming Link to Some of Universe's Brightest Exploding Stars

Strategic angle: For the first time, astronomers have observed the birth of a magnetar, shedding light on its role as the power source behind some of the cosmos' most luminous explosions.

Briefing: Nearby red dwarf star hosts at least four planets—with one in the habitable zone

Strategic angle: Astronomers confirm two additional planets orbiting GJ 887, adding to the existing knowledge of its planetary system.

Briefing: ESA Analyzing Fireball Over Europe on 8 March 2026

Strategic angle: A bright fireball was observed across multiple European countries, prompting investigation by the European Space Agency.

Briefing: Multi-wavelength observations track bright gamma-ray blazar's three-year cycle

Strategic angle: European astronomers analyze data from various observatories to study the gamma-ray blazar S5 1044+71.