Looking back toward cosmic dawn − astronomers confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen
The universe we live in is a transparent one, where light from stars and galaxies shines bright against a clear, dark backdrop.
But this wasn’t...
Scientists find evidence of cosmic background gravitational waves
Scientists have discovered that the universe makes a sound. Think of it like a very low hum. This hum is caused by something called...
Discovering the birth of a quadruple-star system
Scientists from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory decided to look deeper into the Orion Giant Molecular Clouds. They used a big telescope named ALMA to...
Webb telescope shows colors of the most distant star ever detected
We have a big telescope called the Hubble. For a long time, Hubble was the best at looking at far-off things in space.
In 2022,...
How gravitational waves could unlock the mystery of dark matter
Have you ever heard of dark matter?
It's one of space's biggest puzzles.
Even though it makes up about 85% of all the matter in the...
From a photo to a close-up: The exciting next steps in black hole exploration
Do you remember that impressive photo of a black hole we saw a few years ago?
That was a big deal! Now, the same scientists...
International Space Station was contaminated with chemicals not from the Earth
Imagine if the dust in your house had some chemicals that were more concentrated than what's usually found in most American or Western European...
NASA’s asteroid defense test: success with a surprise!
NASA, our space experts, recently tried a bold experiment.
They wanted to see if they could push an asteroid off its path, just in case...
City killers’ and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?
Asteroids are chunks of rock left over from the formation of our Solar System.
Approximately half a billion asteroids with sizes greater than four metres in...
Graphene could be a game changing material in space
Graphene has long been put forward as a wonder material.
Undeniably, it has astounding properties – stronger than steel, a better electrical conductor than copper,...