An international team of astrophysicists and cosmologists at various institutes including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) have submitted a set of five papers, measuring a value for the "clumpiness" of the unive…
NASA has selected 24 new Fellows for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). The NHFP is one of the highlights of NASA's pursuit of excellence in astrophysics.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history when it achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet – and it’s inspiring future aerial expl...
NASA has selected 24 new Fellows for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). The NHFP is one of the highlights of NASA's pursuit of excellence
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has performed high-resolution observations of an M-dwarf star known as 2MASS J04124068+2438157. Results of the observational campaign, published March 25 on th…
A new study found that Tyrannosaurus rex likely had a “wide open bite” that would cover up the teeth when its mouth was closed, more like Barney than the dinosaurs depicted in ‘Jurassic Park’
NASA’s April 2023 Skywatching Events: Get ready to see Mercury, Moon, Planets, and Meteor Showers this month in the night sky. NASA has shared some great skywatching tips for the stargazers!
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: Indian Express Context: Astronomers have discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found, using gravitational lensing. About Gravitational Lensing: Gravitational lensing is the name given to the phenomenon where a foregr…
The new black holes — Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2 — are located just 1560 light-years and 3800 light-years away from our planet, which makes them the closest-known black hole duo to the Earth!
NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency’s first head
University of Arizona astronomers have joined an international effort to study the aftermath of the brightest flash of gamma rays ever observed. Observations involving various UArizona telescopes and instruments provide astronomers with a "cosmic lab" to stud…
In total, no less than 35 flybys of these moons are planned, in order to determine if there are places where the necessary conditions to support life (water, essential biological elements, etc.) are met.