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Scientists have analysed the stars that an upcoming NASA telescope will target in its search for biosignatures, narrowing down the candidates for those that could host potential alien life

Scientists have analysed the stars that an upcoming NASA telescope will target in its search for biosignatures, narrowing down the candidates for those that could host potential extraterrestrial life

Imagine LIGO, but flying through space. That’s LISA.

Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when stars are ripped apart1,2 by massive black holes and result in highly luminous, multi-wavelength flares3–5. Optical–ultraviolet observations5–7 of TDEs contradict simple models of TDE emission2,8, but the debate between alternative models (for example, shock power9,10 or reprocessed accretion power11–16) remains unsettled, as the dynamic range of the problem has so far prevented ab initio hydrodynamical simulations17. Consequently...

The mysterious wispy green light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope last year near the heart of Cassiopeia A turns out to be a result of a blast wave slamming into surrounding material.

Test images showcase how XRISM will explore the universe’s evolution and the structure of spacetime.

Space's latest X-ray telescope, aptly named after the most famous physicist of all time, is poised to unveil the mysteries of nature's most extreme phenomena.

After discovering more than 200 near-Earth objects over the past 10 years, NEOWISE's remarkable record in infrared astronomy is sadly nearing its end.

Webb, Hubble, Keck, and other telescopes gave us unprecedented views of the cosmos this year.

In this article, LightMachinery details how spectroscopy can be used to identify the biosignature of an exoplanet, drastically advancing research in the field.