Space and astronomy, explained

01.09

JWST Captures First Direct Spectrum of GJ 504 b

31.08

One first-principles model explains GW170817 completely

31.08

Roman Space Telescope launches toward L2 on five-year mission

Weekly Digest 28.08

Weekly Digest — August 28, 2026

28.08

BepiColombo to release transfer module near Mercury

27.08

NASA's Pandora Satellite Starts Studying 20 Exoplanets

26.08

A plasma blob explains the shape of the M87 jet

25.08

TOI-561b: a lava world with a mirror-like atmosphere

24.08

Why AT 2016blu Flares Every 113 Days

24.08

JWST maps the chemistry of comet ZTF in detail

22.08

An M dwarf's age decides a planet's methane and ozone fate

Weekly Digest 21.08

Weekly Digest — August 21, 2026