Black hole bullies shut down star formation in their galaxies
A supermassive black hole in the heart of a galaxy is the ultimate 800-pound gorilla of astrophysics.
Not only do the most active ones suck...
Scientists on the hunt for alien atmospheres: A step toward finding extraterrestrial life
Astronomer Sebastian Zieba, who graduated with honors from Leiden University, is on an exciting mission to find atmospheres around planets outside our solar system.
Using...
Saturn’s energy is out of balance, shows study
Earth releases about as much energy out into space as it absorbs, arriving at a thermal equilibrium.
This means it will reach an average temperature...
How greenhouse gases could reveal alien activity on distant planets
If aliens have modified a planet to make it warmer and more livable, we might be able to detect it.
A new study by researchers...
Scientists discover surprising activity in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere
Using the powerful NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have made unexpected discoveries in Jupiter's upper atmosphere, particularly in the region above the planet's...
Will space tourists be getting heart attacks in space
Astronauts are considered by many to be an elite bunch of people; healthy, fit and capable in many disciplines.
Went they travel into space they...
MIT students create lunar habitats
MIT students are stepping into the future with a unique challenge: designing homes and workplaces for humans on the moon.
This spring, a special course...
Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only...
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the Moon shining bright from hundreds of thousands of miles away.
But if you went...
Growing black holes have much in common with baby stars
First looks would tell most observers that supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and very young stars have nothing in common.
But that’s not true. Astronomers have...
Venus is the perfect place to count meteors
Watching meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere and streak across the sky as the visual spectacle known as meteors, it is one of the most...