When Uranus and Neptune migrated, three icy objects were crashing into them every hour
The giant outer planets haven’t always been in their current position. Uranus and Neptune for example are thought to have wandered through the outer...
Scientists use AI to uncover rare cosmic signals
An international team led by Prof. Ge Jian from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has used artificial intelligence (AI) to detect rare signals in the...
Webb Telescope detects most distant black hole merger in early universe
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the most distant black hole merger ever observed.
This groundbreaking find...
NASA’s Hubble sees a brand new triple star system
In a world that seems to be switching focus from the Hubble Space Telescope to the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble still reminds us...
Scientists discover how crucial life ingredient forms in space
A team of chemists from the University of Maryland has uncovered a new method to create carbenes, a class of highly reactive molecules essential...
Scientists detect solar storms deep under the ocean
A powerful solar storm that lit up the skies with the aurora borealis last weekend also caused surprising effects deep in the ocean.
New findings...
Scientists discover earth-sized planet orbiting a cool star
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new Earth-sized planet just 55 light-years away, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star.
This planet, named SPECULOOS-3...
High school student creates soundscape of exploding stars
Using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility, Southern California high school student Vanya Agrawal creates new "space music."
In September 2023, Vanya Agrawal, a senior...
Scientists discover “cotton candy” planet WASP-193b
An international team of astronomers has discovered a giant planet with an extremely low density, similar to that of cotton candy.
This new planet, named...
Scientists observe the dawn of a sun-like star with Hubble
Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image...