Image: Hubble views a massive star forming
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and activity.
It features a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959,...
Another clue into the true nature of fast radio bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are strange events. They can last only milliseconds, but during that time can outshine a galaxy. Some FRBs are repeaters,...
NASA is done setting fires inside its doomed cargo spacecraft
Fire on a spacecraft can be catastrophic.
It can spread quickly in a confined space, and for trapped astronauts, there may be no escape.
It’s fading...
Asteroid strikes could be the answer to ‘snowball earth’ mystery
Researchers at Yale University have picked a side in the “Snowball Earth” debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred...
Volunteers wanted for NASA’s simulated yearlong Mars mission
NASA is on the lookout for adventurers who want to take part in a one-of-a-kind experiment – living on Mars without leaving Earth!
They're gearing...
Exploring the mysteries of black holes and beyond
Black holes have always been one of the most fascinating subjects in the universe. They are like cosmic puzzles that scientists have been trying...
Even stars like the Sun can unleash savage flares in their youth
Why would a young Sun-like star suddenly belch out a hugely bright flare?
That’s what astronomers at Harvard Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory want to know after...
Even if we can’t see the first stars, we could detect their impact on...
For a long time, our understanding of the Universe’s first galaxies leaned heavily on theory.
The light from that age only reached us after travelling...
Titan’s hidden ocean: unlikely to harbor life
In a recent study led by Catherine Neish, a researcher with a background in studying planets and life in space, it was discovered that...
James Webb Space Telescope unveils secrets of a nearby cold brown dwarf
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful space telescope ever built, has recently provided astronomers with a closer look at a fascinating...