Scientists discover a giant planet that shouldn’t be there
In a galaxy far, far away—530 light-years away to be exact—a large planet named 8 Ursae Minoris b orbits a dying, gigantic red star.
This...
X-rays may tell us more about the origins of interstellar objects
A research team led by a Yale astronomer has some advice for our next close encounter with a wandering, interstellar object. Check its X-rays...
Our Milky Way galaxy is much lighter than we thought, shows study
Have you ever wondered about the weight of our galaxy, the Milky Way?
Well, scientists have recently made a surprising discovery about this!
Thanks to advanced...
Scientists discover most distant “relaxed” galaxy cluster to date
Astronomers have discovered the most distant "relaxed" galaxy cluster to date — the farthest cluster ever spotted that is not being disrupted by violent...
New study reveals the secrets of habitable exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1
Scientists led by a team at Université de Montréal have delved deeper into the mysteries of the TRAPPIST-1 system, a group of seven Earth-sized...
How magma oceans may affect the evolution of hot exoplanets
Lava worlds, massive exoplanets home to sparkling skies and roiling volcanic seas called magma oceans, are distinctly unlike the planets in our solar system.
To...
New study reveals the secrets of hidden supermassive black holes
Astronomers, our cosmic detectives, have been busy trying to understand the mysterious objects in our universe called quasars, extremely bright galaxies that have supermassive...
Scientists unravel the cosmic mysteries about TRAPPIST-1 by James Webb Telescope
Scientists have been studying a fascinating distant star system called TRAPPIST-1, located 40 light years away from us.
In this system, seven planets about the...
Spending time in space can harm the human body − but scientists are working...
When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a record.
With NASA and...
Did the Moon’s water come from Earth?
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy examines how processes within the Earth’s magnetic field could be contributing to the formation of water on...