Allen Telescope Array campaign shows slow changes in radio scintillation that can nudge pulsar timing by billionths of a second ...
Gorgeous images of stellar nurseries are featured this week alongside some of the solar system's moons: Mars's Deimos, ...
This week we take a look at layers -- layers in nebulae, layers in the Martian atmosphere, and layers in our own atmosphere.
Research Interest: Dan’s work spans exoplanet research, time-domain astronomy, citizen science networks (e.g, Unistellar), and astronomy education (e.g., Modeling Instruction). He is especially ...
Mino in front of the infrared telescope being assembled in Japan. Deep inside is Mino’s core instrument, the FIRP. Image Credit: Hisako Matsubara. November 20, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI ...
The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its 26th year. In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft made a groundbreaking discovery—it found a massive plume of ice and gas erupting ...
I am a solar physics researcher focused on the Sun's dynamic activity. My work investigates the mechanisms of coronal heating, the complex magnetic topology that structures the corona, and the ...
Dr. Victoria Meadows leads the massively interdisciplinary NASA Virtual Planetary Laboratory, which she started in 2001 with the goal of developing a scientific foundation for the search for ...
In the fall of 2023, Unistellar observers joined forces with the Association Française d’Astronomie (AFA) to take another close look at a familiar visitor: Comet 103P/Hartley 2. This tiny but famously ...
The Worlds Revealed invites diverse staff and experts to share their unique perspectives, bridging the gap between science, art, and exploration. Learn about exciting topics like the intersection of ...
Scientists are getting closer in their search for life beyond earth. But with limited federal funding for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, supporters are the reason cutting-edge ...
What happens when a planet is full of water—but too hot for oceans? Meet the “steam worlds,” exotic exoplanets wrapped in thick water vapor and boiling at thousands of degrees. These strange worlds ...