Planets form in organic soups with different ingredients, shows study
Astronomers have mapped out the chemicals inside of planetary nurseries in extraordinary detail. The newly unveiled maps reveal the locations of dozens of molecules within...
We may have detected dark energy, shows Cambridge study
Dark energy, the mysterious force that causes the universe to accelerate, may have been responsible for unexpected results from the XENON1T experiment, deep below...
Scientists find new way to search for exomoons
We’d love to find another planet like Earth. Not exactly like Earth; that’s kind of ridiculous and probably a little more science fiction than science. But...
Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut blood
Transporting a single brick to Mars can cost more than a million British pounds – making the future construction of a Martian colony seem...
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...
Why are rubble pile asteroids shaped like diamonds
Scientists are fortunate enough to have detailed, close-up views of the near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu. Both asteroids have a diamond shape, for some reason. Why?...
What happened to the missing pieces of the solar system?
The early solar system was an especially violent place. The terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) likely formed by suffering countless collisions between planetesimals. But...
NASA’s Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars’ history
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region. After collecting its...
Satellite in sun’s backyard unravels the origins of interplanetary dust
What do shooting stars and astronaut safety have in common? Both stem from the sub-microscopic rock fragments found throughout the solar system, sometimes called interplanetary...
Our Milky Way galaxy is not homogeneous, shows study
Astronomers from the UNIGE have observed the composition of the gases in our galaxy and have shown that, contrary to the models established until...