Astronomy
Scientists Discover Special Binary Gravitational Wave Source with Shortest Orbital Period
TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at Tsinghua University recently discovered a binary star system consisting of a white dwarf and a hot subdwarf which were monitored orbiting each other at a record-breaking speed.
Astronomers Detect Hidden Moons Orbiting Neptune, Uranus
TEHRAN (ANA)- Jupiter and Saturn need to step aside with their moon-hogging ways and the outer planets of the Solar System have also been harboring secret satellites, scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science say.
Old Stars May Be Prime Locations for Finding Alien Life
TEHRAN (ANA)- Astronomers have discovered that stars like the Sun experience a significant reduction in magnetic braking as they age, altering our understanding of star evolution and the potential for habitable environments around older stars.
Space Station Astronauts Perform Zero-Gravity Research as Cygnus Counts Down to Launch
TEHRAN (ANA)- Cargo mission preparations and space research kept the Expedition 70 and Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crews busy and the 11 residents working together aboard the International Space Station (ISS) also continued their ongoing biomedical science and lab maintenance activities.
NASA Confirms First U.S. Commercial Lunar Delivery Mission Ends
TEHRAN (ANA)- The first flight of NASA's commercial lunar delivery service carrying agency science and technology, as well as other customer payloads intended for the Moon, has come to an end, NASA confirmed.
NASA, SpaceX to Launch 8th Crew Mission to Space Station
TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-February to launch the eighth crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the agency said.
New Research: Solar Cycles to Peak in 2024
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at the Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India at IISER Kolkata have discovered a new relationship between the Sun’s magnetic field and its sunspot cycle that can help predict when the peak in solar cycles will occur.
Rare Glimpse at Relatively Nearby Supernova Offers Clues to How Stars Die
TEHRAN (ANA)- A star in the Pinwheel galaxy exploded in just the right place at nearly the right time for astronomers to unravel details of its death and it was the closest supernova to go off in the last five years.
'Triple Star' Discovery Could Revolutionize Understanding of Stellar Evolution
TEHRAN (ANA)- A ground-breaking new discovery by University of Leeds scientists could transform the way astronomers understand some of the biggest and most common stars in the Universe.
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Quartz in Exoplanet Atmosphere
TEHRAN (ANA)- The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted quartz in exoplanet atmosphere and the new discovery once again shows how strange planets outside the Solar System can get, and astronomers are thrilled.
