The Moon is covered in tiny orange glass beads. Now we know why.
When Apollo astronauts first set foot on the lunar surface, they expected to find grey rocks and dust.
What they didn't anticipate was discovering something...
Could exploding stars trigger climate change on Earth? New study says yes
When a massive star explodes in a brilliant flash called a supernova, it sends out a wave of high-energy particles into space.
These particles can...
Where’s the center of the universe? The surprising truth behind cosmic expansion
It might seem like a simple question: where is the center of the universe?
But the answer is far from simple—and it’s not what most...
Astronomers discover record-breaking cloud around galaxy cluster
Astronomers have just made an incredible discovery: a glowing cloud of energetic particles that stretches nearly 20 million light-years across space.
This massive structure surrounds...
Astronomers spot giant ice-world in bizarre orbit around nearby star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a rare image of a freezing cold planet that orbits a star 60 light-years from Earth.
This discovery...
Astronomers spot likely birthplace of a new giant planet
Astronomers have found what appears to be a new planet forming around a young star, offering one of the clearest glimpses yet into the...
Webb Telescope finds icy dust in a distant galaxy that looks surprisingly familiar
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an exciting discovery: the dusty material in a galaxy five billion light-years away looks...
What if the big bang wasn’t the beginning? Scientists explore a universe born inside...
The Big Bang is widely known as the moment when the universe began—an explosion that created space, time, and all matter.
But a new theory...
AI cracks the code of black holes: New clues about the heart of our...
Astronomers have taken a big leap forward in understanding black holes—thanks to the help of artificial intelligence.
A team led by Michael Janssen from Radboud...
New map of the universe shows 800,000 galaxies and surprises scientists
A team of international scientists has released the largest-ever map of the universe, revealing nearly 800,000 galaxies—many of them from the early days of...