Uncovering Our Solar System’s Shape
An updated model suggests the shape of the Sun’s bubble of influence, the heliosphere (seen in yellow), may be a deflated...
Astronomers Sink Their Teeth Into Special Supernova
noirlab2019 – Artist’s interpretation of the calcium-rich supernova 2019ehk
Artist’s interpretation (...
Ammonia-Rich Hail Sheds New Light on Jupiter's Weather
Cyclone observed in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere by JunoCam in July 2018. The central part covers an area of...
First radio detection of an extrasolar planetary system around a main-sequence star
Illustration of the planetary system TVLM 513–46546; the newly discovered Saturn-like planet is seen in front of its host...
Exoplanet Mismatch
Exoplanet Mismatch
New study: The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought
New study: The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought
Surprisingly Dense Exoplanet Challenges Planet Formation Theories
noirlab2018a – Artist’s impression of K2-25b
New detailed observations with NSF’s NOIRLab facilities...
First laser detection of space debris in daylight
ESA's Optical Ground Station