NASA’s Juno is getting closer to Jupiter’s moon Io
A Big Trip Coming Up
Imagine you're on a spaceship flying super close to a fiery moon! That's what's going to happen with NASA's Juno...
Space scientists discover a quiet, lightweight galaxy
Space is filled with galaxies—huge groups of stars, dust, and gas, held together by gravity.
Some galaxies are busy with star-making activities, while others are...
Scientists discover birthplace of giant planets
Have you ever wondered how huge planets like Jupiter are formed?
Thanks to a powerful telescope, scientists are getting closer to understanding this cosmic mystery.
They've...
A cosmic dance: how galaxies grow and change
Have you ever wondered how galaxies get so big? It turns out, they grow by pulling in smaller galaxies nearby and joining with other...
Water detected in planet-forming disk, boosting habitability potential
The MINDS research collaboration, led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), has made a groundbreaking discovery: water in the inner region of...
Surprising meeting: old star encounters young star-forming region
Old Star Wanders into Youthful Territory
In a surprising discovery, scientists from the University of Sheffield and Imperial College London have found an old, "retired"...
New discovery of a short-period X-ray binary system
A New Look at a Mysterious Space Duo
Scientists are always exploring the sky. They use advanced tools to study stars and planets. One such...
A mysterious interstellar radio signal has been blinking on and off every 22 minutes...
Last year, we made an intriguing discovery – a radio signal in space that switched on and off every 18 minutes.
Astronomers expect to see some...
Carbon-based molecules seen just a billion years after the Big Bang
The more astronomers look at the early universe, the more discoveries they make. Some of those finds change what they thought they knew about...
NASA’s Hubble images a starstruck galaxy
The irregular galaxy Arp 263 lurks in the background of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, but the view is dominated by...