Scientists find an unusual star that hints at a new way stars can die
Scientists have found a star unlike any other one recorded—which may change our picture of how stars die.
This unusual star, 13,000 light-years away, has...
There are mysteries at Venus. It’s time for an astrobiology mission
When scientists detected phosphine in Venus’ atmosphere in 2020, it triggered renewed, animated discussions about Venus and its potential habitability.
It would be weird if...
Solar electric propulsion systems are just what we need for efficient trips to Mars
There are many different ways to get to Mars, but there are always tradeoffs. Chemical propulsion, proven the most popular, can quickly get a...
Astronomers discover a solo brown dwarf with auroras
Astronomers have used JWST to find a brown dwarf with polar auroras like the Earth, or Jupiter.
This is surprising because the brown dwarf, dubbed...
These iron rings around a star show where planets are forming
Researchers using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) have found three iron rings around a young star about 500 light-years away.
The rings indicate...
Can alien civilizations detect humanity?
One of the fascinating things about being a human in this age is that we can do more than wonder about other life and...
Scientists discover three iron rings around young star, hinting at how planets are born
Imagine a giant cosmic factory where planets are born.
That's what astronomers have recently observed, and it's pretty exciting!
Using a powerful telescope in Chile, they've...
Titan’s “magic islands” could be floating blobs of organic solids
When the Cassini spacecraft returned radar scans of the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, the results were mindblowing.
It revealed giant lakes or seas of...
Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology
In the quest to understand the potential for life beyond Earth, researchers are widening their search to encompass not only biological markers, but also...
Should we send humans to Pluto?
Universe Today has examined the potential for sending humans to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, the planet Venus, and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, all despite...