A Powerful Radio Signal From Deep Space Appears to Be Repeating a 16-Day Cycle

A recently discovered fast radio burst appears to pulse on a regular 16-day cycle, marking the first time that scientists have been able to see a specific tempo from any of these mysterious signals. FRBs are bright pulses of radio emissions—lasting milliseconds, or fractions of a millisecond. In that timeframe, they can discharge as much … Read more

Most Detailed Photo Of The Sun

A telescope designed to help us look at the sun has produced unprecedented images of the surface of the star that could pave the way for a future where disruptive solar flares are predicted a few days before their impact. Astronomers have just published the first observations from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye … Read more

Best Photos Taken By NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

Curiosity rover first landed on Mars on August 6, 2012 and started carrying out its objectives throughout the years. In fact, Curiosity did its job so well and held on for so long that its original mission duration of 687 days was expanded indefinitely.  Here’s how Curiosity looked 7 years ago and now Sunset Sequence … Read more

Panorma Of Mars Taken By NASA’s Curiosity Rover

NASA’s Curiosity rover has been delighting those of us on Earth with stunning photos of Mars since it landed in 2012. But its latest image is a detailed panorama that surpasses all others. Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface. Composed of more than 1,000 pictures taken during the 2019 … Read more

New Black Hole Closer To Earth Than Any Other

A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and other institutes discovered a black hole located only 1,000 light years from Earth. The black hole is closer to our solar system than any other to date. This newfound dark neighbor is at least 4.2 times more massive than the sun and lives with … Read more