Astronomy

Hello and welcome to the third installment of the "Cosmic Curiosities" newsletter! In this monthly newsletter, we will go over the big astronomy events you should expect in the coming month. From meteor showers to planetary aligning's and anything in between. We also will dive into

Oct 1, 2024 • 11 mins

Since the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 made its first measurements of solar wind in 1959, scientists have wondered how solar wind continues to receive energy in the form of velocity after leaving the Sun. Well, a group of scientists may have just cracked the code using data from two spacecraft.

Sep 29, 2024 • 7 mins

Hello and welcome to the second "Cosmic Curiosities" newsletter! In this monthly newsletter, we will go over the big astronomy events you should expect in the coming month. From meteor showers to planetary aligning and anything in between. We also will dive into all of the out-of-this-world discoveries

Sep 1, 2024 • 8 mins

Yesterday, the 16th of May, the South China Morning Post, referred to as SCMP from here, was able to verify with those close to the program that the launch of the Xuntian (巡天) space telescope has been delayed to late 2026. Unofficial reports about a delay were shared on the

May 17, 2024 • 2 mins

Radio Astronomy has helped humanity better understand the cosmos for nearly 100 years. But radio astronomy from the ground, here on Earth, is proving to be far more tricky as the years go by. As satellite numbers in LEO grow, more and more man made radio waves are interfering with

Dec 18, 2023 • 5 mins

On Wednesday, November 15th, astronomers made an intriguing discovery regarding certain planets beyond our solar system. It appears that these worlds are gradually losing their atmospheres, causing them to shrink in size. Interestingly, this phenomenon is not a result of forceful winds from their stars, but rather a consequence of

Nov 20, 2023 • 3 mins

By utilizing NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have successfully determined the dimensions of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that undergoes a transit event across a neighbouring star. This breakthrough enables further exploration into the possible atmospheric composition of this rocky celestial body. In 2022, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet

Nov 18, 2023 • 2 mins

Using NASA telescopes, astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying the farthest black hole ever observed in X-rays. A group of scientists successfully detected the distinctive mark of an expanding black hole, a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang. By merging information from NASA's Chandra

Nov 16, 2023 • 2 mins

Exoplanets are planets that are beyond our planetary system. We have discovered over 5,000 of them already over the course of many years of space exploration and observations, and we estimate billions of them to exist in our galaxy alone. However, not all of them hold the term “habitable”

Oct 2, 2023 • 3 mins

No, this isn't some clickbait title, our Solar System may not only harbor life on our planet, but a certain moon may be a good candidate for potential life as well. The moon in question is none other than Europa. Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) found

Oct 1, 2023 • 2 mins