This planet’s death spiral could teach us a lesson about rocky exoplanets
Astronomers have detected a massive, Ultra-Hot Jupiter that's getting dangerously close to its star.
It's more massive than Jupiter and orbits its star more quickly...
Scientists discover a giant young planet in a unique double star system
Astronomers have discovered a young gas giant planet orbiting one star in a fascinating double star system—while the other star still has a disk...
Could life begin on Titan? NASA study finds clues in Saturn’s mysterious moon
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may hold clues about how life could begin in places very different from Earth.
According to new NASA research, tiny, cell-like...
We may live in a giant cosmic void—and it could solve a big mystery
Astronomers now think Earth and our Milky Way galaxy might be sitting in a giant, mysterious "cosmic void"—a huge region of space that is...
These are the most concerning pieces of space debris
Tens of thousands of pieces of space debris are hurtling around Earth right now.
These defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, collision fragments and even a...
Oldest comet ever seen? New interstellar visitor may be 7 billion years old
A newly discovered object from deep space may be the oldest comet ever observed—possibly more than 7 billion years old, and older than our...
Are we in a giant void that would help explain the Hubble Tension
One of the main objectives of the Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, was to measure the size and age of the Universe, as...
Scientists discover Uranus has a dancing partner
In the vast expanse between Uranus and Neptune, a team of researchers have uncovered something really quite extraordinary, a minor planet that has been...
Giant liquid mirrors could revolutionize the hunt for habitable worlds
Imagine a space telescope with a mirror stretching 50 meters across!
That's larger than the width of a U.K. soccer field and nearly eight times...
Chang’e-6 uncovers hidden history of the moon’s mysterious farside
For decades, scientists have wondered why the moon’s two sides are so different.
The side we see from Earth, known as the nearside, is smoother...