Scientists unravel Jupiter’s magnetic mysteries to enhance Earth’s space weather forecasts
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have made groundbreaking discoveries about Jupiter, which could not only shed light on the largest planet in...
Fall into a black hole with this new NASA simulation
No human being will ever encounter a black hole. But we can’t stop wondering what it would be like to fall into one of...
Scientists unlock the mysteries of ancient quasars and their galactic hosts
Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an exciting breakthrough by capturing the faint starlight from galaxies hosting some of the...
What can early Earth teach us about the search for life
Earth is the only life-supporting planet we know of, so it’s tempting to use it as a standard in the search for life elsewhere.
But...
Why our neighbor planet Venus lost its water
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have made a significant discovery about Venus, Earth’s neighboring planet known for its extreme conditions.
They've uncovered clues...
New evidence for our solar system’s ghost Planet Nine
Does another undetected planet languish in our Solar System’s distant reaches?
Does it follow a distant orbit around the Sun in the murky realm of...
Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean...
Today, the atmosphere of our neighbor planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth –...
Scientists pinpoint asteroid’s origin to the moon
In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have determined that an asteroid, called Kamo’oalewa, originally came from a specific crater on the moon.
This marks the...
China creates a high-resolution atlas of the Moon
Multiple space agencies are looking to send crewed missions to the Moon’s southern polar region in this decade and the next.
Moreover, they intend to...
“Lucy’s Baby” asteroid is a toddler of the solar system
A group of scientists led by Cornell University has unveiled a remarkable discovery about an asteroid known as "Lucy's baby," found orbiting another asteroid...