Author: Mark Zastrow

Exotic Objects

Astronomers find signatures of short-lived, hypermassive neutron stars

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Solar System

We asked ChatGPT your questions about astronomy. It didn’t go so well.

Human Spaceflight

Apollo 17: Humanity’s last trip to the Moon

Alien Life, Solar System

Megatsunami swept over Mars after devastating asteroid strike

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Rising star in astronomy: Kenneth Wong

Galaxies

Ghost particles caught streaming from dust-shrouded black hole

Robotic Spaceflight

China and United Arab Emirates plan lunar rover mission

Astrophotography

Explained: What pixel binning means for smartphone photography

Exoplanets

Snapshot: Astronomers find glowing gas around a baby planet

Alien Life, Solar System

Earth’s ‘Milky seas’ observed from space and sea

Science

How Black Space Week is building community and representation in astronomy

Planets, Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

A weather satellite accidentally caught Betelgeuse dimming