Of the approximately 5,500 exoplanets discovered to date, many have been found to orbit very close to their parent stars. These close-in planets provide a unique opportunity to observe in detail the phenomena critical to the development and evolution of our own solar system, including atmospheric mass loss and interactions with the host star. NASA’s […]
The first clear evidence of freshly baked star dust in a Type Ia supernova has been observed by an international team of astronomers.Monitored over the first three years after its explosion, the team claim the supernova – based in a spiral galaxy aro
Working with an international team of researchers, Northwestern astrophysicists found that a new NASA telescope set to launch in May 2027 will help astronomers to understand dark matter, the University announced Wednesday. NASA said more is unknown than is known about dark matter — which makes up roughly 27% of the universe. Scientists do know.