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...
Astronomers discover the universe’s oldest ‘ghost’ galaxy
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope: they've found the oldest galaxy that stopped making stars over 13 billion...
This hot Jupiter is doomed to crash into its star in just three million...
In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star.
At the time, it was part of a...
Exploring the universe’s dark energy mystery
Imagine space as not completely empty but buzzing with tiny, invisible energy particles popping in and out of existence.
This is one of the biggest...
Astronomers image 62 newly-forming planetary systems
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have now completed one of the largest surveys ever to hunt for planet-forming discs.
They were able...
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck, shows study
In an unexpected twist, scientists have found that what was once believed to be an alien signal from a meteor was actually just a...
A message to the stars: NASA’s creative journey to Europa
In October, NASA will embark on a captivating mission to Jupiter's moon Europa with a spacecraft named Europa Clipper.
This mission carries a unique and...
How long will advanced civilizations try to communicate with us?
Technosignature research is heating up, with plenty of papers speculating on the nature, and sometimes the longevity, of signals created by technically advanced extraterrestrial...
This galaxy was already dead when the universe was only 700 million years old
When a galaxy runs out of gas and dust, the process of star birth stops. That takes billions of years.
But, there’s a galaxy out...