10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1067+ words) NIRSpec found a water-shaped transit signal at GJ 486 b, but two MIRI eclipses measured a nearly bare-rock dayside, making cool stellar patches the stronger explanation....

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (593+ words) New observations suggest that mysterious early cosmic objects may be hiding compact galaxies around ancient black holes. The discovery changes the way scientists interpret a population of distant cosmic sources known as little red dots. These small, reddish objects were…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (193+ words) Extreme tidal forces are driving the planet towards a rapid and inexorable orbital evolution, destining it to a fatal encounter with its own star. Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (712+ words) NASA’s Chandra Observatory unveils 16 galaxy images revealing the powerful forces shaping the universe. NASA has released a new gallery of 16 galaxy images combining X-ray observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with data from several major telescopes, revealing hidden structures and…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago   (20+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....

12+ hour, 47+ min ago   (242+ words) Each recipient receives $4,000 in research support funds. Funds may be applied toward conference travel, publication charges, computing costs, or other research-related expenses. The 2026 recipients are: - Dominika Król — for studying AGN feedback through spatially resolved, multi-wavelength observations spanning radio to X-rays,…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago   (455+ words) Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a surprisingly large population of faint, low-mass stars in distant galaxies, suggesting some of the early Universe’s biggest galaxies may contain up to four times more stellar mass…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago   (443+ words) The small satellite is designed to study at least 20 exoplanets and the stars they orbit, helping scientists determine what their atmospheres are made of and how features on their host stars can affect those measurements. When astronomers study a distant…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (637+ words) On Tuesday August 25, 2026, Ximena Lincolao, Chile’s Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, visited ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Antofagasta Region. The minister was accompanied by Héctor Bravo, the Science Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Antofagasta. During the visit, they toured…...

19+ hour, 24+ min ago   (781+ words) The small Pandora satellite became the first spacecraft launched into orbit under the Astrophysics Pioneers program. Its concept is based on small missions with short development cycles and modest budgets, while accepting a higher-than-usual probability of failure. The launch took…...