Dense atmospheres can tint dead stars pink, cyan and yellow, and one white dwarf would look green to the human eye. The average white dwarf, meanwhile, is simply white.
A new technique applied to James Webb Space Telescope data shows the atmosphere of hot Jupiter WASP-17b is lopsided, with its evening side puffed up by winds carrying heat from the dayside.
NASA’s SPHEREx mission is a ground-breaking endeavour poised to revolutionize our comprehension of the universe’s origins, evolution, and the fundamental elements that constitute life itself. Launched on March 12, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the
When we think about living on the Moon, our minds tend to fixate on the obvious challenges—habitats, water supply and radiation shielding. Yet quietly underpinning every plan, from temporary science outposts to full-fledged lunar cities, is a more elemental problem: power. Without a steady and scalable energy source, even the
