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...
Scientists unravel Jupiter’s magnetic mysteries to enhance Earth’s space weather forecasts
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have made groundbreaking discoveries about Jupiter, which could not only shed light on the largest planet in...
Fall into a black hole with this new NASA simulation
No human being will ever encounter a black hole. But we can’t stop wondering what it would be like to fall into one of...
Scientists unlock the mysteries of ancient quasars and their galactic hosts
Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an exciting breakthrough by capturing the faint starlight from galaxies hosting some of the...
What can early Earth teach us about the search for life
Earth is the only life-supporting planet we know of, so it’s tempting to use it as a standard in the search for life elsewhere.
But...
Why our neighbor planet Venus lost its water
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have made a significant discovery about Venus, Earth’s neighboring planet known for its extreme conditions.
They've uncovered clues...
New evidence for our solar system’s ghost Planet Nine
Does another undetected planet languish in our Solar System’s distant reaches?
Does it follow a distant orbit around the Sun in the murky realm of...