Scientists uncover Earth’s outer solar system ancestry
Krypton from the Earth’s mantle, collected from geologic hot spots in Iceland and the Galapagos Islands, reveals a clearer picture of how our planet...
NASA’s spacecraft touches the Sun for the first time!
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere –...
Scientists find the signal source in galaxy far far away
Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star.
In June of 2018, telescopes around the world...
Venus probe will search for signs of life in clouds of sulfuric acid
With multiple rovers landed and a mission set to return samples to Earth, Mars has dominated the search for life in the solar system...
Scientists pinpoint dinosaurs’ last spring duo to Chicxulub asteroid
A new study conclusively confirms the time year of the catastrophic Chicxulub asteroid, responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs and 75 percent of life...
Scientists find three infant stars at the center of our galaxy
What was previously identified as a gas and dust cloud at the center of our galaxy actually consists of three very young stars.
That is...
This young, sun-like star may hold warnings for life on Earth
Astronomers spying on a stellar system located dozens of lightyears from Earth have, for the first time, observed a troubling fireworks show:
A star, named...
Scientists find a leak in our Milky Way galaxy’s central black hole
Our Milky Way's central black hole has a leak.
This supermassive black hole looks like it still has the vestiges of a blowtorch-like jet dating...
Mysterious clouds could offer new clues on dark matter
The hunt for gravitational waves, ripples in space and time caused by major cosmic cataclysms, could help solve one of the Universe's other burning...
Astronomers find final missing piece of galaxy cluster collision puzzle
Astronomers have a model of how galaxy cluster collisions go through different stages, taking on various shapes.
A blunt body shape turns into a sharp...