Ice deposits on Ceres might only be a few thousand years old
The dwarf planet Ceres has some permanently dark craters that hold ice.
Astronomers thought the ice was ancient when they were discovered, like in the...
The Milky Way’s most massive stellar black hole is only 2,000 light years away
Astronomers have found the largest stellar mass black hole in the Milky Way so far.
At 33 solar masses, it dwarfs the previous record-holder, Cygnus...
The solar wind is stripping oxygen and carbon away from Venus
The BepiColombo mission, a joint effort between JAXA and the ESA, was only the second (and most advanced) mission to visit Mercury, the least...
How Pluto got its mysterious heart
Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system, has intrigued scientists and the public alike with a distinct heart-shaped feature on its...
Astronomers discover the dimmest star system yet, hinting at hidden cosmic neighbors
Astronomers have stumbled upon the faintest star system ever observed, nestled within the vast expanse of the Milky Way.
This discovery may point to a...
The Milky Way’s history is written in streams of stars
The Milky Way is ancient and massive, a collection of hundreds of billions of stars, some dating back to the Universe’s early days.
During its...
Baby stars discharge “sneezes” of gas and dust
I’m really not sure what to call it but a ‘dusty sneeze’ is probably as good as anything.
We have known for some years that...
How did Pluto get its heart? Scientists suggest an answer
The most recognizable feature on Pluto is its “heart,” a relatively bright valentine-shaped area known as Tombaugh Regio.
How that heart got started is one...
Scientists unravel the mysteries of an ancient galaxy
In a remarkable discovery last September, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) uncovered an ancient, massive galaxy named JWST-ER1g.
This galaxy, found to have formed...
Space telescope probes brightest ever gamma-ray burst for cosmic secrets
In a groundbreaking study using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from Penn State and an international team have investigated the brightest gamma-ray...