Phil Plait

Bad Astronomy

Carnival of Space 130

 Image of the disk around the star TWA 7 recorded using ESO’s Very Large Telescope’s SPHERE instrument. The image captured with JWST’s MIRI instrument is overlayed. We can clearly see the empty area around TWA 7 B in the R2 ring (CC #1). (Image Credit: JWST/ESO/Lagrange) 

JWST TWA7 

Learn more about TWA 7 b, an exoplanet with the mass of Saturn that was captured by creating a fake eclipse.

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Smallest Exoplanet Ever Seen in Historic First

Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy (Image Credit: muratart/Shutterstock) 

Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy

Learn about the new research that changes the estimates of the Milky Way’s demise.

Andromeda-Milky Way Galaxy Smash-Up May Not Happen As Soon As Expected

(Image Credit: MartiBstock/Shutterstock) 

Asteroid with chances of hitting the moon

Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

Chances of City-Killer Asteroid Impacting the Moon Raised from 3.8 to 4.3 Percent

Uranus with a moon

Learn about the unexpected discovery that has shaped new perspectives on Uranus' moons and their brightness.

The Outer Moons of Uranus Have Been Gathering Dust, Darkening Their Front Sides

Chaitén Volcano in southern Chile erupted on May 2, 2008 for the first time in 9,000 years. NASA satellites that monitor changes in vegetation near volcanoes could aid in earlier eruption warnings. (Image Courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

NASA satellites that monitor changes in vegetation near volcanoes

Learn how the changing color of tree leaves is being used as an early warning sign for volcanic activity.

Trees Can Warn Us of Volcanic Eruptions From Space

(Image Credit: Claudio Caridi/Shutterstock) 

Europa

Learn how ice crystallizes on the surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may hold promise for signs of extraterrestrial life within its subsurface ocean.

Constantly Changing Ice on Jupiter's Moon Europa Hints at Possible Ocean and Life

Carnival of Space 130

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