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South Korea’s lunar orbiter sends photos of Earth, Moon

The national space center announced Tuesday that South Korea's first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon's surface and Earth. Danuri is...

Imaging the magnetic field in the acceleration zone of the Vela pulsar

An international team of space scientists has imaged the magnetic field that exists in the Vela pulsar's acceleration zone. The group described how they...

Large volcanic outburst on discovered on Jupiter’s moon Io

Jeff Morgenthaler of the Planetary Science Institute discovered a large volcanic outburst on Jupiter's moon Io using PSI's Io Input/Output observatory (IoIO). Since 2017, PSI...

HD 213258 is a rapidly oscillating, strongly magnetic Ap star, study finds

Astronomers used the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) to observe the HD 213258. It is a chemically unusual star. They have discovered HD 213258 to be...

NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment

Scientists wants to learn more about the interior of an asteroid. This is why, long wavelength radio signals were launched into space from a...

Chinese astronomers detect over 100 new open clusters

Astronomers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) in China have discovered 101 new open clusters in the Milky Way galaxy. They have analysed data...

First results from LHAASO place tighter constraints on dark matter’s lifetime

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) scientists have presented 1.5 years of observational data. They have calculated new limits on the lifetime...

Action of two protostars appears to be making conditions right for planet formation

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics discovered evidence of ripe conditions for planet formation in the vicinity of...

TESS detects new ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet orbiting a rapidly rotating star

An international team of astronomers has discovered a new "hot Jupiter" exoplanet. They have used NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to make this...

Indian astronomers detect dozens of variable stars in the NGC 381 region

Astronomers from India's Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Science (ARIES) and Physical Research Laboratory have discovered 57 variable stars in the field of the...

Exotic clasts in Chang’e-5 samples indicate unexplored terrane on moon

The Chang'e-5 spacecraft has landed in the Mons Rümker region of the moon's northern Oceanus Procellarum. It has returned 1.731 kg of lunar regolith. Recognizing...

Watch the latest water satellite unfold itself in space

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite launched into Earth orbit on December 16. It was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base...

Precise FAST observations reveal circular polarization in active repeating fast radio bursts

A research team from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) discovered circular polarization in active repeating fast radio bursts...

Research investigates the latest outburst of pulsar SAX J1808.4−3658

An international team of astronomers examined the recent outburst of an accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar known as SAX J1808.43658. They have used the Neutron...

Planet spiralling into star may offer glimpse into Earth’s end

Astronomers have identified a planet that is spiralling towards a cataclysmic collision with its ageing sun for the first time. It is providing a...