Space & Future
Scientists develop a new way to search for hidden particles by ‘listening’ to the...
Scientists have created a new mathematical method that could help reveal hidden particles that have so far escaped detection.
Inspired by the way a skilled...
Venus May Still Be Geologically Active, New Study Suggests
For many years, scientists believed that Venus was a quiet, geologically inactive world where major surface changes stopped long ago.
New research now challenges that...
Could We Send a Spacecraft to a Black Hole?
Black holes represent some of the most extreme environments in the universe.
They’re the sources of the strongest consistent gravitational fields, which allows us to...
Rare moon rocks from the far side reveal a new chapter in the solar...
Ancient rocks collected from the far side of the moon are giving scientists a fresh look at the violent history of our solar system.
The...
We may have been searching the wrong radio channel for alien signals
For more than 60 years, scientists have searched the skies for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
Much of that search has focused on listening...
Did the dinosaur-killing asteroid really shape tuna evolution?
For years, many scientists believed that the asteroid impact that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago also helped shape the evolution...
Mars Has Its Own Tiny Aurora Engine—And It Works Surprisingly Like Earth’s
Mars may not have a strong global magnetic field like Earth, but scientists have discovered that it still creates glowing auroras using a surprisingly...
Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be Harder To Reach Than We Expected
Europa, one of Jupiter's largest moons, has fascinated scientists for decades because it may hide a vast ocean of liquid water beneath its thick...
Are we missing alien lighthouses
Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence has so far meant primarily focusing on one particular type of signal - and that signal has normally been based...
Spin-reversing comet may face self-destruction
Comets are known for providing breathtaking observations of their long and shiny tails when they travel too close to the Sun.
This happens because comets...
NASA’s Juno discovers hidden heat beneath Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io
NASA's Juno spacecraft has achieved something never done before by measuring temperatures beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
The new observations reveal that...
The Milky Way flipped its disk billions of years ago
The Milky Way is ancient, and its first stars formed shortly after the Big Bang. It's been through a lot in its long life,...
Deep Space
Dinosaurs-killing metal could destroy cancer cell’s ‘power source’
A space-age metal that formed part of the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs could provide a new method of treating cancer tumours selectively using...
Men may sleep worse on nights during the first half of the lunar cycle
In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers found men's sleep may be more powerfully influenced by the lunar cycle than women's.
Previous studies have...
Scientists are unlocking the secrets of metallic asteroid Psyche
Imagine a rock, floating in space, that's so full of metal it could be the core of a failed planet!
This isn’t a sci-fi plot,...
Orbit changes help create complex life on Earth
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that changes in Earth's orbit may have allowed complex life to emerge and thrive during the...
How the universe’s first chemistry helped spark the first stars
Right after the Big Bang, about 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was a hot, dense sea of energy and particles.
But in just a...