Space & Future
Scientists may have detected signs of dark matter in black hole collisions
Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in modern science.
Astronomers believe it makes up most of the matter in the universe, yet nobody...
Ancient Martian mega-flood carved a valley as long as Italy
A massive valley on Mars may hold some of the strongest evidence yet that enormous floods once rushed across the red planet billions of...
Astronomers finally capture how turbulent space warps light across the galaxy
Astronomers have directly observed how turbulent gas and charged particles floating between stars can bend and distort light traveling across the galaxy.
The discovery gives...
Astronomers discover violent past hidden inside a “calm” galaxy cluster
A giant galaxy cluster once thought to be one of the calmest places in the universe is now revealing signs of a violent past.
Astronomers...
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of solar system’s...
When you think of outer space, you're likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma...
How one tiny star change can transform an entire galaxy
A galaxy may look calm and stable from far away, but new research suggests it can actually behave in surprisingly chaotic ways.
Scientists at Leiden...
What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid Armageddon
A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air.
She picks up the scent from the carcass of a...
Hidden molecular patterns may reveal alien life on Mars and Europa
For decades, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one big question: what kinds of molecules should they look for on other...
Astronomers discover 27 possible “Tatooine” worlds orbiting two suns
For years, planets orbiting two stars have seemed more like science fiction than reality.
The most famous example is probably Tatooine, the desert world from...
Dante’s Inferno may have predicted asteroid impacts 500 years early
For more than 700 years, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy has been celebrated as one of the greatest works of literature ever written.
Most readers...
Scientists reveal stunning “cosmic soccer balls” glowing in deep space
Astronomers have captured breathtaking new images of one of the strangest places in space: a glowing cloud filled with giant carbon molecules shaped like...
Saturn’s icy rings likely formed from lost moon chrysalis
You’re a long-necked Titanosaurs grazing the plains and chomping away on tree leaves about 100 million years ago in the Early Cretaceous in what...
Deep Space
Scientists reveal some mystery of fast radio bursts from the universe
In the vast universe, some extremely strong radio waves occasionally blink, with duration of only milliseconds.
Such fast radio bursts were discovered by astronomers in...
How will the world end? Possibly with a belch, not a whimper.
When a star swallows a planet, does it belch? Leave crumbs? Get bigger?
No one could say for sure because no one had witnessed it...
Astronomers map the shape of a black hole’s corona for the first time
If you were lucky enough to observe a total eclipse, you are certain to remember the halo of brilliant light around the Moon during...
NASA reveals stunning new portrait and sounds of our neighbor galaxy, Andromeda
NASA has released a breathtaking new image of the Andromeda Galaxy, our closest galactic neighbor.
Also known as Messier 31, or M31, Andromeda is located...
What part of a space rock survives to the ground?
When a small asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere from space, its surface is brutally heated, causing melting and fragmenting.
Therefore, it was somewhat of a mystery...