Mars could once have had an ozone shield like Earth, study finds
Scientists studying the harsh winter at Mars’s north pole have uncovered surprising conditions inside the planet’s polar vortex—an enormous, swirling current of air that...
Scientists discover surprisingly slow winds from a neutron star
Astronomers using the new X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) have discovered that the fierce winds blowing from matter spiraling into a neutron star...
How the Milky Way’s spiral arms shaped life on Earth
New research from Curtin University suggests that Earth’s history isn’t just written in rocks—it’s also written in the stars.
A team of scientists has discovered...
Astronomers spot Einstein Cross that shouldn’t exist
Astronomers have made a discovery that looks like something out of science fiction: a rare “Einstein Cross” with an extra image that shouldn’t exist.
This...
Scientists uncover shocking proof of ancient space disaster over North America
Around 13,000 years ago, something dramatic happened on Earth.
Mammoths, mastodons, and many other giant animals suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, the Clovis people—famous for...
Does the multiverse explain the nature of the universe
One possibility to explain the constants of nature is that there’s more than one universe.
That we live in a multiverse, with each different universe...
Astronomers catch a planet in the act of being born
Protoplanets are celestial objects in the act of forming into full planets within the gas and dust disks surrounding hot, young stars.
These objects, often...
An exploding black hole could be seen within the decade, study finds
For decades, physicists have suspected that black holes might not last forever—that at the very end of their lives, they could explode in bursts...
Astronomers witness a one-of-a-kind cosmic explosion
Astronomers have detected a cosmic explosion unlike anything ever seen before—an event that could point to a rare type of black hole long suspected...
Scientists discover minerals on Mars that mirror life on Earth
Scientists have uncovered one of the strongest pieces of evidence yet that Mars may once have been home to microbial life.
A new study, led...