The James Webb Space Telescope has officially discovered its first new planet after three years of supporting astronomers in studying known exoplanets. This young world is a groundbreaking discovery designated TWA 7b because it is the lowest-mass planet ever directly imaged outside the solar system. With an estimated mass of just 0.3 times that of…
Astronomers say they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists (Image credit: X/AFP) Astronomers on Wednesday have discovered a huge planet orbiting a tiny star. This bizarre pairing has left the scientists puzzled. The small star is called TOI-6894. Most stars in the Milky Way galaxy…
For years, the space near Earth was assumed to be fairly well known, particularly in terms of detecting near-Earth objects (NEOs) like asteroids and debris. That perception is being turned on its head by new discoveries. According to a recent paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, there could be an undiscovered population of “minimoons“—small…
This is an AI-generate image, used for representational purposes only. A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft originally meant to land on Venus is expected to make an uncontrolled return to Earth around May 10, according to space debris experts monitoring its orbit. While the exact reentry location remains unknown, predictions suggest it could impact anywhere between 52…
In the first for the exoplanetary community, scientists have announced four new small Earth-like planets around Barnard’s Star, just six light-years from our world. The four planets are all smaller than Earth but share one thing in common: all of them are rocky, similar to Earth.The discovery of these four tiny, terrestrial planets surrounding Barnard’s…
Source: X (Formerly Twitter) Don Pettit‘s recent space experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) has fascinated the public. The NASA astronaut posted a video illustrating how charged water droplets circle a Teflon knitting needle in microgravity. The intriguing experiment has created a buzz on the internet, with people keen to know the science behind…
NEW YORK: Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Nearly every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its heart. The one in the middle of the Milky Way, called Sagittarius A (with an asterisk…