Scientists find new ways to unlock the secrets inside planets
Imagine trying to figure out what's inside a wrapped gift without opening it.
That's a bit like what scientists do when they try to understand...
No comet destroyed ancient indigenous culture, say experts
In February 2022, a science journal, Scientific Reports, shared an interesting idea. They said that a big comet exploded over today's Cincinnati around 1,500...
ESA’s space mini-radar will peek inside distant asteroids
Have you ever wondered what's inside an asteroid? A new tiny radar is about to give us a sneak peek!
A small radar, the smallest...
Star surfers: Huge waves as tall as three suns crash on distant star
Ever heard of a star having waves?
Just like our oceans, a unique star system is showing us gigantic waves, but these are much, much...
Scientists find evidence of cosmic background gravitational waves
Scientists have discovered that the universe makes a sound. Think of it like a very low hum. This hum is caused by something called...
Discovering the birth of a quadruple-star system
Scientists from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory decided to look deeper into the Orion Giant Molecular Clouds. They used a big telescope named ALMA to...
Webb telescope shows colors of the most distant star ever detected
We have a big telescope called the Hubble. For a long time, Hubble was the best at looking at far-off things in space.
In 2022,...
How gravitational waves could unlock the mystery of dark matter
Have you ever heard of dark matter?
It's one of space's biggest puzzles.
Even though it makes up about 85% of all the matter in the...
From a photo to a close-up: The exciting next steps in black hole exploration
Do you remember that impressive photo of a black hole we saw a few years ago?
That was a big deal! Now, the same scientists...
International Space Station was contaminated with chemicals not from the Earth
Imagine if the dust in your house had some chemicals that were more concentrated than what's usually found in most American or Western European...