Daniel TaylorJames Webb Space Telescope James Webb Unfolds Sunshield universetoday.com - Shawn DiCenza It’s almost time. Soon the James Webb Space Telescope will be on its way to the Sun/Earth L2 Lagrange point and will begin its at least 5-year …
Daniel TaylorGalaxies Scientists May Have Detected a Signal That Could Change Astronomy Forever verified_publisherVICE - Becky FerreiraScientists think they may have spied the universe's "gravitational wave background" after more than a decade of searching. In 2015, scientists snagged the first detection of a gravitational wave, a ripple...
Daniel TaylorUniverse Crisis In Cosmology Gets Worse Forbes - Don LincolnCosmologists are perplexed. They believe they have a good understanding of the origins of the universe and how it has evolved since the beginning. However, two measurements of the speed at which the universe...
Daniel TaylorSupernovae This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before verified_publisherGizmodo - George Dvorsky Space is full of surprises, like this apparent star—which, given the tumultuous circumstances of its formation, shouldn’t really exist. New research …
Daniel TaylorThe Ashes Here's How the Ashes of Star Trek's Scotty Got Smuggled Aboard the ISS io9 - Julie Muncy A heartwarming story of hope, family, and a little bit of international espionage. As revealed in a fascinating report by The Times in the United …