SPACEAstronomers assume that dark matter plays a significant role in the universe, although it has been impossible to prove directly its existence. Read the article to learn how the antihelium nuclei would help the quest for dark matter.
Starlab is a commercial space station to support NASA and other space agencies' research, ensuring continuous US-European collaboration in orbit. Read the article to learn more about the partnership between Voyager Space and Airbus.
Hubble Space Telescope looked at 10 galaxy clusters and revealed that feeble, diffuse light from lone stars glimmering in intracluster space in the early universe. Read the article to learn more about them.
January marks the month when Earth is at the closest point of its orbit to the Sun. Check out the calendar of astronomical events this month, which includes two conjunctions, winter stars, and a comet.
Almost 3,000 microgravity research has been conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) since it opened over 20 years ago and now Expedition 68 crew greets the New Year with more experiments. Read the article to learn more details about them.
The Great Lakes of the US and Canada are dressed for winter as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped a photo of it. Read the article to learn more details.
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite were launched last December with a mission to map the water on Earth's surface for the first time. Read the article to learn more details.
A worldwide forensic team of astronomers led by Australia's Macquarie University reconstructed the image of the Southern Ring Nebula using spectacular James Webb Space Telescope photos. Tap the article to learn more about this.
The comet is bright enough to be seen by the naked eye as it passes the Sun and Earth this January and could be the first comet visible to the eye since 2020. Read the article to learn more.
A clear sunny day would give a blue sky, but is it really blue? How about at night time? Check out how the nature of light, atoms, molecules, and Earth's atmosphere affect the sky's color.
NASA/ESA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to amaze and this time it has revealed an exquisite image of unseen galaxies in the North Ecliptic Pole from its PEARLS project. Check it out in this article to learn more.
The year 2023 is just beginning, and the night sky events are also just starting. Check out how to see the first full Moon of the year and the Quadrantids meteor shower all happening this week.