radio telescopes
US Moon landing marks new active phase of lunar science, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
For the first time since 1972, NASA landed a craft on the surface of the Moon in February 2024. But ...
The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don’t protect it
Space scientists are eager to protect the option of doing astronomy from the moon. There are plans in the works ...
Astronomers accidentally discover ‘dark’ primordial galaxy with no visible stars
Astronomers have accidentally discovered a dark galaxy filled with primordial gas untouched that appears to have no visible stars. The ...
Is humanity prepared for contact with intelligent aliens?
A new study calls for humanity to prepare for an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence and examines the possible social consequences ...
Supermassive black hole seen spinning ropes of plasma like a cosmic spider
The illustration of a black hole blasting out a jet, depicting what the twisted areas of the jet would look ...
Record-breaking radio burst could help us find the universe’s missing matter
An 8 billion-year-old rapid burst of radio waves, stemming from ancient colliding galaxies, could help astronomers solve the mystery of ...
Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life
If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs – ...
