Mars rover finds element that’s essential to life
NASA’s one-ton rover, which for the past 12 years has been searching for the building blocks of life on Mars, has discovered something never...
Is our universe expanding as we thought? New study reveals the answer
For years, astronomers have debated how fast our universe is expanding—a key question that helps us understand the history and future of the cosmos.
This...
NASA tracks a black hole’s snack time
Scientists have made a major discovery about how and when a supermassive black hole consumes material, thanks to data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory,...
Mars could be terraformed using resources that are already there, shows study
The idea of terraforming Mars, making its atmosphere and environment more Earth-like for human settlement, goes back decades.
During that time, many proposed methods have...
Scientists discover signs of water on asteroid psyche, offering clues to solar system’s history
A team of scientists has found evidence of water on the surface of the asteroid Psyche, thanks to data from NASA's James Webb Space...
Mars has lots of water, but it’s out of reach
Mars was once wet, but now its surface is desiccated.
Its meagre atmosphere contains only a tiny trace amount of water vapour.
But new research says...
AI helps astronomers find stars ‘eating’ planets in the Milky Way
Astronomers have recently discovered hundreds of white dwarf stars in our Milky Way galaxy that are "polluted" by planets they've consumed.
These stars are valuable...
Scientists discover the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever seen in the universe
A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made a groundbreaking discovery in space.
They have detected the highest-energy gamma-ray line...
Mysterious star challenges our understanding of how stars evolve
A newly discovered star, named J0524-0336, has left astronomers scratching their heads and may provide fresh insights into the life cycle of stars.
This discovery,...
An ancient Martian Lake was larger than any lake on earth
The ESA’s Mars Express orbiter captured an image of the remains of a vast ancient lake on Mars.
The remnant lake bed has been weathered...