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Scientists unveil new stellar theory for the origin of life’s essential element: phosphorus

Astronomers have developed a new theory that may explain how phosphorus, an essential element for life on Earth, originated in the universe. The theory centers...

Scientists discover the universe’s first stars with new method

Astrophysicists from the University of Hong Kong have developed a groundbreaking method to track down the universe's very first stars, offering new clues about...

Does the Milky Way have too many satellite galaxies

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are well known satellite galaxies of the Milky Way but there are more. It is surrounded by at least...

Why hot Jupiters spiral into their stars

Exoplanets are a fascinating astronomy topic, especially the so-called “Hot Jupiters”. They’re overheated massive worlds often found orbiting very close to their stars—hence the name. Extreme...

Tauonium: The tiny atom that could unlock big secrets of the universe

Once considered the simplest of all, the hydrogen atom consists of a proton and an electron. However, recent scientific advances have revealed even simpler atoms...

How low-mass exoplanets lose their atmospheres

Researchers have made significant strides in understanding how some distant planets, known as low-mass exoplanets, lose their atmospheres into space through a process called...

Beyond Earth: A new strategy to probe life’s potential on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Does life exist beyond Earth? One of the most compelling places to consider this possibility is Enceladus, a moon of Saturn with a liquid water...

NASA images unlock secrets of Andromeda’s massive black hole

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has provided astronomers with fascinating images that show how the supermassive black hole at the center of the Andromeda galaxy,...

NASA’s TESS discovers a fiery lava-covered planet in a distant star system

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), launched in 2018 to explore planets beyond our solar system, has recently made a striking discovery. UC Riverside astrophysicist...

Scientists detect atmosphere on distant rocky exoplanet

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a significant breakthrough by potentially detecting an atmosphere on 55 Cancri e, a rocky exoplanet...