Spacecraft Enters the Sun’s Corona for the First Time in History
The Parker Solar Probe will help scientists learn more about how our closest star functions
astrophysics
Another Breakthrough for Team Studying Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble
Astrophysicists on BU’s NASA-funded SHIELD team reach another milestone on their quest to understand the heliosphere
Space Dust Analysis Could Solve Mystery of the Origins of Earth’s Water
New analysis of an ancient asteroid suggests that extraterrestrial dust grains carried water to Earth
Alaska Scientist Reveals Cause of Lost Magnetism at Meteorite Site
The discovery could further the study of not only Earth’s geology but also that of other bodies in our solar system
uGMRT Unravels the Eclipses of Millisecond Pulsars in Compact Binary
Understanding the eclipse mechanism will provide more insight about the evolutionary processes of these exotic systems
ALMA Scientists Detect Signs of Water in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Scientists studying SPT0311-58 found H2O, along with carbon monoxide in the galaxy
Physicists Observationally Confirm Hawking’s Black Hole Theorem
Study offers evidence that the total area of a black hole's event horizon can never decrease
Closing the Gap on the Missing Lithium
Researchers account for some of the lithium missing from our universe
The Final Dance of Mixed Neutron Star-Black Hole Pairs
A new type of cataclysmic event observed in the cosmos: the merger of a neutron star with a black hole
More Than 60 Years to Achieve Gender Equity in Astronomy?
Modeling shows urgent need to revamp hiring and working conditions for astronomers