A “dead” telescope discovers Jupiter’s twin from beyond the grave

Discovered by NASA’s Kepler space telescope, the exoplanet has officially been named K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb. (Image credit: D.…

A paleontologist at the University of California, Berkeley puts forward a new theory as to why T. Rexes had such small arms

Lots and lots of kids and adults wondered out loud when first getting to know the…

The most distant exoplanet found by Kepler is … surprisingly familiar

An exoplanet has been found 17,000 light-years from Earth hiding in data collected by the now…

The search for an octopus model that will not die after laying its egg

🐙 Roy Caldwell, a behavioral ecologist at the University of California, Berkeley, first met the chierchiae,…

NASA postpones the rehearsal of a new Megarocket dress

NASA today suspended the last major test of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket after pressure…

NASA’s Artemis I massive moon rocket test postponed

The agency’s next opportunity to begin supplying the 322-foot (98 m) Artemis I rocket stack, including…

Another teacher! Webb Space Telescope completes first multi-instrument alignment

by NASA April 2, 2022 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center…

NASA’s Perseverance Rover helps scientists discover slower sound flights on Mars

where On Mars more than a year ago, NASA’s Perseverance Rover used its microphones to capture…

Astronomers and space enthusiasts on their favorite exoplanets

Luis Calzada A Scientific visualization artist Working with the European Southern Observatory, it chose another hot…

Watch Rocket Lab launch 2 BlackSky satellites into orbit today

Update at 9:45AM ET: Rocket Lab has successfully launched a flight without a Beat mission to…