I’m off to see Mom

I’m leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again … stay tuned.

The "Anti-Weather" Of Venus November 7, 2025
Conditions on Venus’ surface have largely remained a mystery for decades. Carl Sagan famously pointed out that people were quick to jump to conclusions, such as that there are dinosaurs living there, from scant little evidence collected from the planet. But just because we have little actual data doesn’t mean we can’t draw conclusions, and […]
Astronomers Observe a Black Hole in Another Galaxy Tearing a Star Apart November 7, 2025
New study reveals, for the first time, a tidal disruption event (TDE), where a black hole tears apart a star, occurring outside the center of a galaxy that produced exceptionally strong and rapidly evolving radio signals. This rare discovery shows that supermassive black holes can exist and remain active far from galactic cores, challenging current […]
It Looks Like All Mini-Neptunes Aren't Magma Oceans After All November 6, 2025
There are no mini-Neptunes in our Solar System, yet they seem to be one of the most common types of exoplanets out there. Previous research shows that these planets are magma oceans. But new research based on JWST data shows that many of them may actually have solid surfaces.
Thick Dust Can't Stop Euclid From Doing Its Job November 5, 2025
The Euclid Space Telescope found some stars hiding in thick gas and dust in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. They're inside a so-called dark cloud named LDN 1641.
The VST Captures an Image of a Spooky Bat In Time for Halloween November 5, 2025
A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile, right in time for Halloween. Thanks to its wide field of view, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) was able to capture this large cloud of cosmic gas and dust, whose mesmerising appearance resembles the silhouette of a bat.