Newly confirmed planet could host life just 35 light-years away
Scientists have confirmed the presence of a fifth planet around the nearby star L 98-59, and it might be able to support life.
The discovery...
Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe
On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveler had one very special quality:...
Earth sized planet discovered with extreme 5.4 hour year
Astronomers have found a fascinating new world that challenges our understanding of planetary systems.
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of...
Hidden stars at Milky Way’s core could reveal dark matter’s secrets
Astronomers believe that strange objects known as “dark dwarfs” may be hiding at the center of our galaxy, and discovering them could help unlock...
Do supermassive black holes play with their food
When a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH), the star's fate is sealed.
The SMBH's gravity is overwhelming, and as the...
Is it worth going back to the Moon?
It is true that crewed missions to the Moon are expensive, difficult, and dangerous.
And we now have a long history going back decades of...
Astronomers link mysterious X-ray flashes to exploding stars
Astronomers have made a major discovery about strange bursts of X-rays in space, known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs).
These mysterious flashes, which only last...
Scientists detect unthinkably huge black holes merging in deep space
In an incredible leap forward for astronomy, scientists have detected the most massive black hole merger ever observed through gravitational waves.
The event, named GW231123,...
Astronomers reconstruct wild star ejection from distant cluster
Astronomers have managed to recreate a dramatic cosmic event that happened 60,000 years ago in a giant star cluster called R136, located in the...
Scientists spot “ice” inside the Milky Way’s superheated space bubbles
Astronomers have made a surprising discovery at the heart of our galaxy—the Milky Way.
They’ve found cold clouds of gas floating inside the blazing-hot Fermi...