by quasarn01 | Jul 10, 2026 | Astronomy
Ever so slightly bigger than Earth, the exoplanet LHS 3844b orbits its parent star, LHS 3844, a red dwarf 48.5 light-years from our solar system. Its rotational speed mirrors its orbital speed. The result? One side of LHS 3844b is perpetually bathed in scorching...
by quasarn01 | Jul 10, 2026 | Astronomy
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The newfound alien world, designated NGTS-39 b, is a Jupiter-sized planet with an equilibrium temperature of...
by quasarn01 | Jul 10, 2026 | Astronomy
Sub-Neptunes are the most common type of planet in our galaxy. Bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, these worlds remain deeply mysterious because scientists still do not know what they are made of. What astronomers really want to figure out is their interior...
by quasarn01 | Jul 10, 2026 | Astronomy
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Go to Source
by quasarn01 | Jul 10, 2026 | Astronomy
Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity. While many questions remain about the exact mechanisms of star formation, advanced radio telescopes have...
by quasarn01 | Jul 9, 2026 | Astronomy
For six and a half days in July 2024, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III kept its gaze fixed on the sun. The stratospheric flight, which stretched from the northernmost tip of Sweden to Canada’s Northwest Territories, yielded a treasure trove of...
