NASA beams hip-hop song to space for the first time
NASA has made history by transmitting a hip-hop song to deep space for the first time.
The inspirational message and lyrics from Missy Elliott's song...
Astronomers discover a planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in our galaxy.
These giant planets, similar in size to Jupiter, orbit very close to their...
Scientists unveil new detector to hunt for hidden dark matter
Physicists at RIKEN have developed a new type of dark matter detector that could finally help us directly detect this mysterious substance, which is...
Why is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot shrinking? It’s Starving.
The largest storm in the Solar System is shrinking and planetary scientists think they have an explanation.
It could be related to a reduction in...
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers yellow sulfur crystals on Mars
Scientists were astonished on May 30 when NASA's Curiosity rover uncovered something never seen before on Mars: bright yellow sulfur crystals inside a rock...
Scientists discover new black hole near the center of our galaxy
An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Florian Peißker, has discovered signs of a new intermediate-mass black hole near the supermassive black hole...
From cold to scorching: The journey of a “hot Jupiter”
Astronomers have recently discovered a planet that's in the process of becoming one of the most extreme types of planets in our galaxy—a hot...
Scientists uncover new explanation for Jupiter’s shrinking great red spot
Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the largest windstorm in the solar system, has been shrinking for decades. A new study might explain why this iconic...
Gaia faces double trouble: Micrometeoroid strike and solar storm
Launched in December 2013, ESA's Gaia spacecraft aims to map over a billion stars in the Milky Way with incredible precision.
However, space is a...
Scientists find six new exoplanets, passing 5,500 milestone
On August 24, 2023, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, bringing the total number of known exoplanets to 5,502.
This milestone marks another...