The Milky Way’s last merger event was more recent than thought
The Milky Way is only as massive as it is because of collisions and mergers with other galaxies. This is a messy process, and...
Instead of losing its atmosphere, an exoplanet puffed up and held onto it
To date, astronomers have confirmed the existence of 5638 extrasolar planets in 4,199 star systems.
In the process, scientists have found many worlds that have...
A new way to search for the first stars in the universe
Observing the earliest stars is one of the holy Grails of astronomy.
Now, a team at the University of Hong Kong led by astronomer Jane...
Webb Telescope discovers rich carbon chemistry in planet-forming disks around small stars
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing a wide variety of carbon-rich gases around a very low-mass star.
This finding...
Gaia reveals Milky Way’s last major collision was surprisingly recent
Our Milky Way galaxy has a history of colliding with other galaxies.
The European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has now revealed that the last...
Mysterious black holes might be clues to dark matter
Did you know that for every kilogram of visible matter in the universe, there are 5 kilograms of invisible matter?
This mysterious "dark matter" can't...
Where did Venus’s water go?
It should not be surprising that Venus is dry.
It is famous for its hellish conditions, with dense sulphurous clouds, rains of acid, atmospheric pressures...
Euclid space telescope is finding free floating planets in Orion Too
There are likely millions of “rogue” or free-floating planets (FFPs) spread through the galaxy.
These planets, which aren’t big enough to become stars but also...
We’re now just weeks away from a stellar explosion you can see with your...
I’ve seen some pretty incredible things using my eyes.
First off of course, is the stunning sight of a dark star filled sky, then there...
Earliest metal discovery challenges our understanding of first galaxies
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting carbon in a galaxy that existed just 350 million years after the Big Bang.
This is the...