Finding Earth-like exoplanets with the composition and ingredients for life as we know it is the Holy Grail of exoplanet hunting. Since the first exoplanets were identified in the 1990s, scientists have pushed the boundaries of finding exoplanets through new and exciting methods. One of these methods is the direct imaging method, which involves carefully blocking out the host star within the observing telescope, thus revealing the orbiting exoplanets that were initially hiding within the star’s immense glare.
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Astronomers Produce the Largest Image Ever Taken of the Heart of the Milky Way
The central region of our Milky Way, sometimes referred to as the "Bulge," remains something of an enigma to astronomers. Because it is densely packed with stars and clouds of dust and gas, capturing images of its interior has historically been very difficult. But with advances in radio astronomy over many decades, which can capture light that is otherwise blocked at visible wavelengths, astronomers have made some immensely fascinating finds there. In addition to the well-known supermassive black hole (SMBH), Sagittarius A*, there is chemistry at work that could shed light on the origins of life in our galaxy.
SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Astronauts in Space
Astronauts are highly trained individuals who journey into space, primarily to conduct research, maintain space stations, and explore the cosmos. Their work is vital for advancing human knowledge in numerous fields.
I spoke to the writers behind the trippy new sci-fi novel 'Detour': 'Things don't need to be 100% correct, but they do have to be believable'
"If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be thrilled."
A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon.
Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions
We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.
Astronauts Use Bacteria and Fungi to Harvest Metals in Space
It's a well-known fact that if humanity wishes to explore deep space and to live and work on other planets, we need to bring Earth's environment with us. This includes life support systems that leverage biological processes - aka. Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS) - but also the many species of microbes that are essential to living systems. Humans already bring microbes with them when they travel to space, in particular, to the International Space Station (ISS). These microbes become part of the natural environment, sticking to surfaces, growing in nooks and crannies, and getting into everything.
A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo
The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special!
On Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik celebrate their 200th episode with their annual listener special!
Bungie explains Marathon's 'graphic retro futurism' aesthetic and the 'live narrative' lessons it learned from 'Destiny' (Interview)
As "Marathon" finally launches, we grill a trio of Bungie developers about the world, aesthetic, and ambitions of this sci-fi extraction shooter.
Sigweis night vision binoculars review
We love these night vision binoculars, but we don't love having to buy new batteries so often.
Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research
Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.
Fujifilm X-H2 camera review
While not having any astro-specific features, the X-H2 still performed well — although we'd hesitate to recommend it over the cheaper X-T50 for the average astrophotographer.
NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Centaur 5 upper stage for the Vulcan Certification-1 (Cert-1) flight heads into pressure cell testing. Image: United Launch Alliance
NASA officially selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 as the upper stage for its Space Launch System rocket starting with the Artemis 4 mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than early 2028.
Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark
One of Europe's two Proba-3 spacecraft suffered an anomaly last month, putting the future of the solar eclipse-creating mission in doubt.
The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions
The catalog of gravitational waves "heard" by LIGO, KAGRA and Virgo has doubled with detections of spacetime ripples.
Lunar Impact from Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out
The latest JWST images, along with archival images taken before the asteroid was even discovered, combine to refine its trajectory.
VLT Image Captures a "Cosmic Hawk" Spanning its Wings.
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) just released its photo of the week. This image, acquired by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, shows the RCW 36 nebula, located about 2,300 light-years away in the Vela Constellation. But to observers, it looks like a cosmic hawk spreading its wings: the dark clouds at the center resembling the hawk's head and body, and the filaments extending to the right and left serving as the wings. And in a nice twist, the image itself was acquired by the High Acuity Wide-field K-band Imager-1 (HAWK-1) instrument on the VLT.
Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: 'The timing was extremely lucky'
The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet.
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