Lightning on Venus? New study sparks doubt
Imagine looking up at the sky and seeing bolts of lightning flashing through thick, ominous clouds.
Now, picture this happening on Venus, our neighboring planet,...
Hidden planet or new law of gravity could be the answer to the solar...
In a fascinating twist to the cosmic detective tales, a new possibility has emerged in the search for a supposed ninth planet in our...
Cosmic airburst might spark agriculture in Syria 12,800 years ago, shows study
Once upon a time, nearly 13,000 years ago, something extraordinary happened that would eventually reshape the way humans lived and survived.
This story isn’t a...
What caused Eta Carinae’s 1840 “Great Eruption”
In 1840 an unassuming star in the Southern Hemisphere brightened suddenly.
What had been a 5th magnitude star became so bright by 1843 that it...
NASA’s Hubble sees a mysterious flash in between galaxies
While the night sky may appear tranquil (and incredibly beautiful), the cosmos is filled with constant stellar explosions and collisions.
Among the rarest of these...
Could modified gravity be the answer to Planet 9
As students advance to higher and higher physics courses, they eventually learn that the simple Newtonian dynamics they learned about in early classes aren’t...
The Vela pulsar’s stunning light show: record-breaking gamma rays unveil more mysteries
Imagine the remnants of a star, barely 20 kilometers across, flashing bright beams across the universe in a rhythmic, lighthouse-like pattern.
This isn’t a figment...
Magnetic fusion plasma engines could carry us across the solar system and into interstellar...
Missions to the Moon, missions to Mars, robotic explorers to the outer Solar System, a mission to the nearest star, and maybe even a...
A star threw off a sun’s worth of material. And then it exploded!
What happens just before a massive star explodes as a supernova?
To figure that out, astronomers need to look at very “young” supernovae across multiple...
Could mysterious cosmic movements debunk the hunt for planet nine?
In a celestial twist, two theoretical physicists, Harsh Mathur and Katherine Brown, have proposed an idea that shakes our pursuit for a potential ninth...