Why hot Jupiters spiral into their stars
Exoplanets are a fascinating astronomy topic, especially the so-called “Hot Jupiters”.
They’re overheated massive worlds often found orbiting very close to their stars—hence the name.
Extreme...
Tauonium: The tiny atom that could unlock big secrets of the universe
Once considered the simplest of all, the hydrogen atom consists of a proton and an electron.
However, recent scientific advances have revealed even simpler atoms...
How low-mass exoplanets lose their atmospheres
Researchers have made significant strides in understanding how some distant planets, known as low-mass exoplanets, lose their atmospheres into space through a process called...
Beyond Earth: A new strategy to probe life’s potential on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Does life exist beyond Earth?
One of the most compelling places to consider this possibility is Enceladus, a moon of Saturn with a liquid water...
NASA images unlock secrets of Andromeda’s massive black hole
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has provided astronomers with fascinating images that show how the supermassive black hole at the center of the Andromeda galaxy,...
NASA’s TESS discovers a fiery lava-covered planet in a distant star system
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), launched in 2018 to explore planets beyond our solar system, has recently made a striking discovery.
UC Riverside astrophysicist...
Scientists detect atmosphere on distant rocky exoplanet
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a significant breakthrough by potentially detecting an atmosphere on 55 Cancri e, a rocky exoplanet...
What deadly Venus can tell us about life on other worlds
Even though Venus and Earth are so-called sister planets, they’re as different as heaven and hell. Earth is a natural paradise where life has...
NASA discovers iron traces around a distant black hole
NASA and JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, have made exciting new discoveries with their joint X-ray mission, XRISM, which is investigating the cosmos...
Hubble telescope captures stunning image of galaxy with active black hole
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has given us a breathtaking view of NGC 4951, a galaxy located in the Virgo constellation about 50 million...