Exploring the shadows of space: The Condor Array Telescope
In the world of space exploration, a new tool has arrived that could change the way we look at the universe.
This tool is the...
Webb telescope sees a star-forming region blowing vast bubbles
Star birth is a messy and chaotic event. Some of the process remains well hidden behind clouds of gas and dust that make up...
A 790,000-year-old asteroid impact could explain seafloor spherules
Our solar system does not exist in isolation.
It formed within a stellar nursery along with hundreds of sibling stars, and even today has the...
Total solar eclipses, while stunning, can damage your eyes if viewed without the right...
On April 8, 2024, and for the second time in the past decade, people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to view a...
Exploring methane on Saturn’s moon: a testbed for scientific insights
In a captivating study led by Rafael Silva from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, with collaboration from the Faculty of Sciences of...
Webb telescope captures a planet being born
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to capture images of a young star system in the process...
Black holes need refreshing cold gas to keep growing
The Universe is filled with supermassive black holes.
Almost every galaxy in the cosmos has one, and they are the most well-studied black holes by...
White dwarfs might be less dead than we thought
At the end of their lives, most stars including the Sun will become white dwarfs.
After a red dwarf or sun-like star consumes all the...
Scientists make big leap in understanding the sun’s energy
Scientists have made a big leap in understanding how the sun makes energy.
The sun and stars generate their warmth and light through a series...
How star pulsations help scientists hunt for dark matter
Imagine the universe as a giant puzzle. Most of its pieces are hidden in the form of dark matter, a mysterious substance that makes...