When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. On July 23, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched into space by five astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia as it flew over the Indonesian island chain. | Credit: NASA NASA’s flagship for the last 25 years Chandra… Read More »
A GIF showing a yellow-wrapped spacecraft with solar panel wings in space. Just outside Hiroya Yamaguchi’s office is a chalkboard full of exploded stars, spaceship diagrams, and spectral lines. The A4 printouts take up almost all the free space, except for a small corner where he sometimes scribbles with white chalk. Yamaguchi, now an associate… Read More »
An illuminating new program leaves dreamers and science educators beaming with inspiration. This program, called Stellar Dreams, is run by the non-profit organization The Science Haven. Underrepresented and underprivileged families will be gifted 100 telescopes to encourage interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Founded by molecular biologist Raven Baxter, The Science Haven supports… Read More »
It was the first time a telescope on Hawaii’s Maunakea volcano was completely decommissioned; It was dismantled, removed and its area restored to its former state. This effort was undertaken under an agreement between the University of Hawaii and the United States. Maunakea Management and Oversight AuthorityIt was designed to ease tensions over the construction… Read More »
When I sat with Jane Rigby in the upstairs conference room of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis last month — a quiet respite from the crowds of families perusing the cosmic exhibits and dinosaur bones below — her eyes were warm and measured. He also wore a menagerie of gravitationally lensed galaxies. His t-shirt was… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Water molecules have been detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time, proving that these remnants from the formation of our solar system are not just dried out space rocks. Astronomers believe that… Read More »
Astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole in Earth’s cosmic backyard, shooting jets of matter at speeds close to the speed of light. These outbursts tell the story of the struggle for supremacy between magnetism and gravity. This discovery could help scientists better understand how black holes feed on matter and eject powerful jets that… Read More »
A look into your future outer planet science suggests what’s to come European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will give us our best chance of detecting nearby biosignatures in the next two decades rocky worlds orbiting other stars. Proxima Centauri b. That’s the conclusion of a new study that simulates what would be required to characterize… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Strange radio rings in space have been puzzling astronomers since the cosmic objects were first discovered in 2019. Now scientists think they may be able to understand what makes up these mysterious celestial structures, and… Read More »