Space & Future
What’s inside a neutron star? New study points to answers in gravitational waves
Neutron stars are among the most mysterious objects in the universe.
Formed when massive stars collapse after exploding as supernovae, these incredibly dense objects pack...
Scientists decode ancient magnetic signals in asteroid Ryugu samples
Scientists studying tiny samples from the asteroid Ryugu have uncovered new clues about the magnetic environment that existed when the solar system first formed.
The...
How old is the universe? The oldest stars in the Milky Way may hold...
How old is the universe?
Scientists have long tried to answer this question, but different measurement methods have produced conflicting results.
Now, researchers from the University...
The coldest ‘stars’ in the galaxy might actually be alien megastructures
Ever since physicist Freeman Dyson first proposed the concept in 1960, the "Dyson sphere" has been the holy grail of techno-signature hunters.
A highly advanced...
Scientists spot unexpected cold region inside Jupiter’s northern lights
Jupiter’s northern lights are the most powerful in the solar system, but new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed surprising...
Mars Express reveals a landscape filled with ancient craters on the red planet
A new image captured by the Mars Express orbiter offers a striking view of one of the most heavily cratered regions on Mars.
The image...
Scientists discover super-tough microbe that could survive a journey from Mars to Earth
Life on Earth may not be as isolated as we once thought. New research from Johns Hopkins University suggests that tiny life forms could...
Red dwarf stars might starve alien plants of the quality light they need to...
Red dwarfs make up the vast majority of stars in the galaxy.
Such ubiquity means they host the majority of rocky exoplanets we’ve found so...
How long do civilizations last
It is one of the most famous questions in science, and it was asked, as legend has it, over lunch.
Enrico Fermi, the physicist who...
Scientists discover cost-saving way to build structures on the moon
Scientists are exploring an exciting idea for future space missions: building structures on the Moon using the Moon’s own soil.
A new study shows that...
Giant dying stars create tiny cosmic dust that could form new planets
A new study shows that some of the largest and most powerful stars in the universe are producing incredibly tiny particles of carbon dust—material...
New method may finally resolve the “Hubble tension” puzzle
Scientists have known for nearly a century that the universe is expanding, with galaxies moving away from each other over time.
The speed of this...
Deep Space
NASA’s sun-watching spacecraft flies by Earth after 17 years
In 2006, NASA sent two special spacecrafts into space.
They were called STEREO-A and STEREO-B, which are short for Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory.
These twins were...
A trash compactor is going to the space station
Astronauts on the International Space Station generate their share of garbage, filling up cargo ships that then deorbit and burn up in the atmosphere.
Now...
Astronomers discover most distant galaxy with James Webb Space Telescope
An international team of astronomers has announced an incredible discovery: the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen, dating back to only 300...
If advanced civilizations using quantum communications, is that why we’ve never seen them
Establishing communication with an alien intelligence is one of the news items I, and I’m sure many others, long to see.
Since we have started...
Were dinosaurs in trouble before the asteroid impact? New study says no.
If you've ever wondered what kind of dinosaurs lived in Africa just before they all disappeared, we've got some exciting news for you!
Scientists in...