Hubble Telescope has accidentally discovered over a thousand asteroids
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is like a gift that keeps on giving.
Not only is it still making astronomical discoveries after more than thirty...
How methane could be appearing and disappearing on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has brought to light one of the most baffling discoveries on Mars—the presence of methane gas in Gale Crater.
This finding...
NASA’s Voyager 1 back in action, resumes sending data after five months
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has started sending back valuable information about its condition for the first time since November last year.
This development is a...
New study reveals the power of stellar superflares
A recent study has brought us closer to understanding the massive bursts of energy seen in stellar superflares, which are far more intense than...
James Webb Telescope spots possible aurorae on a distant brown dwarf
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an intriguing discovery on a brown dwarf—a type of celestial object that is bigger...
Scientists discover radiating exoplanet in “perfect tidal storm”
Can tidal forces cause an exoplanet’s surface to radiate heat?
This is what a recent study accepted to The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as...
Astronomers discover a record-breaking black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers have recently unveiled the most massive stellar black hole ever found in our Milky Way galaxy.
This enormous black hole, located just 2,000 light-years...
NASA confirms that a piece of its battery pack smashed into a Florida home
NASA is in the business of launching things into orbit.
But what goes up must come down, and if whatever is coming down doesn’t burn...
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life
My research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there.
Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the...
Ice deposits on Ceres might only be a few thousand years old
The dwarf planet Ceres has some permanently dark craters that hold ice.
Astronomers thought the ice was ancient when they were discovered, like in the...