Astronomy
On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion
In 1935, the International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Zagut for a lunar crater honoring Abraham ben Shmuel Zacuto. Modern astronomy has, literally, written his name on the Moon.
The Perseid meteor shower is back: All the best places to watch shooting stars in Israel
Researchers decode 200-year-old Red Sea navigational chart, revealing lost seafaring secrets
Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC
Spanish astronomer discovers a galaxy within a galaxy
A Spanish astronomer has discovered an active galactic nucleus at the center of the Sombrero Galaxy.
How did the Milky Way galaxy get its shape?
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, did not always have its iconic spiral shape. Rather, it acquired its shape through a process called “galactic speciation.”
What sounds do twinkling stars make? - study
To get the "pure sound" of the twinkles the researchers applied a number of filters to the noise hoping to isolate the sounds from environmental interference.
NASA's Hubble Telescope records evaporating planet hiccupping during orbits
This variable loss was described as "puffs", meaning that when observed the atmosphere was lost in large bursts followed by almost no loss.
Do we need to change the definition of 'life' to find it among the stars?
As long as astronomists continue to search for life outside the borders of our world, biologists are forced to continue to reconsider the meaning of the word "life."
Hubble telescope captures galaxy clusters merging
Gravitational lensing has the practical effect of a magnifying glass, microscope, or binoculars, and enables scientists to observe celestial bodies that would otherwise be too distant to discern.
Introducing Janus, the exotic 'two-faced' white dwarf star
Scienets have observed a white dwarf star, named for the two-faced ancient Roman god, that appears to have two sides with completely different compositions.
NASA to launch telescopes to investigate 'dark energy' in space
By 2027, a pair of space telescopes will be probing deep space to investigate why the universe's rate of expansion is increasing.
Is ET phoning home? Astronomers detect unprecedented space signals
Researchers speculate that a mysterious celestial body is sending signals to Earth at regular intervals, raising questions about extraterrestrial contact.
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus harbors essential elements for life
The same team previously confirmed that Enceladus' ice grains contain a rich assortment of minerals and complex organic compounds, including the ingredients for amino acids.
