Why collect asteroid samples?
China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3).
The country could...
Astrophysicist explores new way to detect gravitational waves
Astrophysicist Jeremy Darling from the University of Colorado Boulder is on a quest to find a new way of measuring the universe's gravitational wave...
Universe expected to decay sooner than thought
New research from three Dutch scientists suggests that the universe may reach its ultimate end much sooner than previously believed.
Their calculations, based on a...
Quasars don’t last long—so how do they get so massive
Quasars represent some of the most luminous and energetic phenomena in the universe.
These distant powerhouses are driven by supermassive black holes—colossal gravitational engines with...
Scientists find signs of liquid water deep beneath Mars’ surface
For years, scientists have wondered if liquid water still exists on Mars. Although the Red Planet was once covered with rivers and lakes, its...
Venus’s surprisingly thin crust might hold clues to its fiery past
New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth's scorching hot twin.
Scientists had long assumed that Venus's crust would be thick...
Quantum physics may rewrite the secrets of black holes
For over a century, black holes have fascinated scientists with their mysterious nature.
According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, black holes are regions in...
The first galaxies might ignite the universe’s eternal glow
When we look up at the night sky, we are not just seeing stars and distant galaxies.
We are also seeing a faint "afterglow" of...
Roaming black hole devours star in deep space: A rare cosmic event
In a scene straight out of science fiction, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a massive black hole snacking on a star,...
New quantum theory of gravity could unlock the mysteries of the universe
A groundbreaking new theory developed by researchers at Aalto University in Finland could bring scientists closer to a "theory of everything"—a long-sought understanding that...