astronomy

The exoplanet Proxima b, as shown in this artist's illustration, is thought to be inhospitable to ... life due to the…

The two giant radio galaxies found with the MeerKAT telescope. In the background is the sky as seen ... in optical light. Overlaid in red…

This image shows the first 60 Starlink satellites launched into orbit on May 23, 2019. They are ... shown still in their stacked…

On April 15, 2020, a wave of X-rays and gamma rays lasting only a fraction of a second triggered ... detectors on NASA and European…

In this illustration, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter stands on the Red Planet's surface as NASA's ... Perseverance rover (partially…

Covid-19 dominated science coverage in 2020, and rightly so. The world grappled with how to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus, learning about…

One of the last tests that will be performed on NASA's James Webb is a final check of the mirror ... deployment sequence in full. With…

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM | Jan. 7, 2021, 8 a.m. In 2020, astronomers observed Comet Neowise streak through…

Comet Neowise streaks over the ancient stone circle and lone silhouette figure in Wiltshire, UK A ... very rare astronomical event - a…

The farther away we look, the closer in time we travel back towards the Big Bang. The latest ... record-holder for quasars comes from a…