Black holes might be nature’s ultimate particle colliders
some of the most mysterious objects in the universe—might do the job of expensive particle colliders, and maybe even better.
A team of researchers, including...
Mars volcano rises above the clouds in stunning new image from NASA’s Odyssey
A spectacular new image from NASA’s longest-running Mars orbiter has captured a breathtaking view of a giant Martian volcano rising above the morning clouds.
The...
Astronomers discover rare alcohol molecules in baby planet system – a clue to how...
Astronomers have made an exciting discovery that could help explain how life began—not just on Earth, but potentially on planets far beyond our solar...
We can use black holes particle accelerators
With the federal government cutting funds for research, scientific organizations are facing a budget crunch.
This includes astrophysics and cosmology, where researchers test theories fundamental...
How old smartphones could help save the planet
Old smartphones are getting a new lease on life—not as communication devices, but as mini data centers.
A team of researchers from the University of...
Astronomers find a hidden planet partly in the habitable zone of its star
Astronomers have found another super-Earth. It's about 10 times more massive than Earth, and orbits in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star 2475...
This massive gas giant orbiting a tiny red dwarf tests our planet formation theories
The discovery of a Saturn-sized gas giant orbiting a small red dwarf is urging astronomers to reconsider their theories of planet formation.
Typically, astronomers find...
Two giant galaxy clusters are about to crash—again
In an extraordinary discovery, astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have found evidence that two galaxy clusters—huge groups of galaxies held...
Titan may be the liveliest place in the solar system
Every single organism on Earth, no matter the biome, the kingdom, the domain, whether it's an extremophile in a hot spring or some lithotroph...
How a giant hot planet may have traveled across its solar system
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made new discoveries about the origin and atmosphere of a distant planet called WASP-121b.
This planet...