Space & Astronomy News

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a jet blasting from the core of a distant galaxy that has changed directions. About 1% of the supermassive black holes, which reside at the center of most galaxies, have disks of gas and dust swirling around them. Debris from this disk that …

A new lunar rover has been unveiled for an upcoming mission to the moon aboard a SpaceX Starship. Hawthorne, California-based Astrolab has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover on an upcoming Starship mission to the moon. The mission is currently scheduled for …

A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit.  The high-resolution map could help scientists answer a number of pressing questions about Mars including how it came to be a dry, arid, and barren landscape despite …

NASA appointed Stephen Shih (left) as the agency’s first diversity ambassador and Elaine Ho (right) as the next associate administrator for the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.  (Image credit: NASA) NASA aims to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) at the space agency with the announcement of two …

Now that we are officially into spring, skywatchers are becoming more aware of the change in the celestial scenery.  Stepping outside between 10 p.m. and midnight local daylight time, we immediately notice the brilliant luminaries of winter taking their leave in the western sky: Orion is beginning to disappear below …

Astronomers have been on the hunt for the origins of Furbies. No, not the eerie little toy creatures, but Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs (often pronounced “fur-bees”). These FRBs are mysterious pulses of radio waves coming from space, and what exactly causes them is yet to be determined. New observations …