‘In the News’ Archives

Although the last time a human saw a star in the Milky Way go supernova … “Milky Way’s hidden supernova revealed by JWST”

Finding life on other planets might well be the holy grail of astronomy, but the … “Astronomers have directly detected a massive exoplanet — and the method could transform the search for life”

Scientists forecasting solar weather have finally acknowledged that the initial predictions for the current solar … “Scientists finally acknowledge that they got their solar cycle predictions wrong, and that we are fast approaching the sun’s explosive peak”

The first images captured by a powerful space telescope designed to create the most detailed … “Euclid telescope’s first images reveal new cosmic details | CNN”

The sun – our blazing star – has a metaphorical dark side. It has the … “What was the Carrington Event, and why does it matter?”

Could our planet be something other than a living thing? Could it have a mind … “Astrobiologists Say Planet Earth Itself Might Actually Be An Intelligent Being”

An international team of astronomers has found 62 new moons around Saturn using an innovative … “62 New Moons Discovered Orbiting Saturn, Overthrowing Jupiter’s Record”

Self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support biology radically different from life as we know it … “Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests”

The coronal heating problem is one of the long-standing astrophysical puzzles. The Sun’s core is … “Scientists have cracked the Sun’s greatest mystery”

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is aweing scientists and the public alike with its … “How worlds are born: JWST reveals exotic chemistry of planetary nurseries”