Astronomers are surprised by a metal-rich, massive planet orbiting a tiny star because gas giants aren't supposed to be able to form around such diminutive red dwarf stars.
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JWST is the Perfect Machine to Resolve the Hubble Tension
You’ve just found the perfect work desk at a garage sale, and you measure it to see if it will fit in your apartment. You brought a tape measure to size it up and find it’s 180 cm. Perfect. But your friend also brought a tape measure, and they find it’s 182 cm, which would be a smidge too long. You don’t know which tape measure is right, so you have a conundrum. Astronomers also have a conundrum, and it’s known as the Hubble tension.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity breaks 3-month flight gap with 53rd Red Planet hop
Ingenuity is back in action and a 54th flight is already in the works, according to NASA. The helicopter is now resuming scouting duties for a big Mars rover mission seeking life.
Two new 'Star Wars' books offer daring tales from the galaxy far, far away
Two new "Star Wars" books, the anthology "Tales of Light and Life" and the novel "Star Wars: Crimson Climb," land this fall from Disney Lucasfilm Press.
SpaceX launch pad work delays Crew-7 astronaut launch for NASA to Aug. 25
Four astronauts launching to the International Space Station will see their mission launch later in August as SpaceX needs more time to ready their pad after a Falcon Heavy launch.
China keeps its eye on NASA's budget uncertainty
China is paying close attention to what NASA will and will not be able to afford in the coming years, as the space agency's budget gets chopped up by U.S. lawmakers.
How long can an asteroid 'survive'?
Asteroids are left over from the early solar system. Here's how they get destroyed.
Lego Star Wars Death Star Trash Compactor Diorama review
This Lego Star Wars diorama certainly isn't trash.
Watch a brilliant fireball shine brighter than the full moon (video)
A fireball streaked across the skies above the southeastern United States in the early hours of Wednesday (Aug. 2) and was captured on film.
New ISS experiment will help develop air conditioning for future space habitats
An experiment sent to the International Space Station aims to help scientists develop AC for astronauts who may travel to remote areas of our solar system, and perhaps one day, beyond.
Right on track: Aeolus reentry map
Image: Right on track: Aeolus reentry map
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 4 – 13
We're approaching the peak of the Perseid meteors. Vega claims the zenith as the Teapot claims the south. In twilight, Mars has a friendly but not very intimate date with Mercury.
In for a spin
Image: Andreas Mogensen during a centrifuge training session
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China’s Chang’e-7 Will Deploy a Hopper that Jumps into a Crater in Search of Water Ice
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese National Space Administration recently published a study in the journal Space: Science & Technology outlining how the upcoming Chang’e-7 mission, due to launch in 2026, will use a combination of orbital observations and in-situ analyses to help identify the location, amount, and dispersion of water-ice in the permanently-shadowed regions (PSRs) of the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole.
Tipler Cylinder
The Tipler Cylinder is a theoretical concept in physics proposed by physicist Frank J. Tipler in 1974. It is a cylindrical structure that, if it could be constructed, might allow for closed timelike curves (CTCs), which are paths in spacetime that loop back on themselves and could, in theory, allow for time travel into the past.
'Star Trek's' Jonathan Frakes on directing the 'Strange New Worlds' crossover episode
An excerpt from Variety's new interview with "Star Trek" royalty Jonathan Frakes on directing the "Strange New Worlds"/"Lower Decks" crossover episode.
New book 'Stargazing: Contemplating the Cosmos to Find Inner Peace' teaches meditation to bring stargazing down to Earth
Swapna Krishna, author of the new book "Stargazing: Contemplating the Cosmos to Find Inner Peace," writes a guide to getting the most out of the night sky wherever you are.
Watch a cargo spacecraft dock with the International Space Station early on Aug. 4
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft SS Laurel Clark will dock at the International Space Station on Friday, Aug. 4, after a two-day flight. Watch it live here courtesy of NASA TV.
Asteroid collisions may be responsible for mysteriously magnetic meteorites on Earth
By modeling meteorite collisions, scientists from Yale University may have finally solved the puzzle of why some space rocks have unexpected magnetic fields.
