Why Venus looks much younger than it is
Venus is about 4.5 billion years old, but looks much younger.
A high-energy, rejuvenating boost it received in its earliest years may explain its youthful...
A stellar picture reveals secrets of giant planet formation
Imagine the magic of witnessing the birth of a planet!
Thanks to the European Southern Observatory's powerful telescopes, we are now a step closer to...
Old stars spotted in young star neighborhoods may have warmed early Earth
You might think that all stars are born, live, and die in the same place, but it turns out that's not always the case.
Some...
Groundbreaking satellite learns to spot clouds in space in real-time
For the first time in history, scientists have taught a computer program in space to identify changes in cloud cover.
This cutting-edge project was led...
Astronomers discover new clues about fast radio bursts
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are a bit like cosmic fireworks.
They are sudden, intense explosions of electromagnetic radiation from deep space, lasting just milliseconds.
Astronomers discovered...
How stars’ churning core influences their light
A team of researchers from the Flatiron Institute and Northwestern University have developed computer simulations that can help us understand the insides of massive...
Scientists witness evaporating planet getting the hiccups
Astronomers have witnessed an extraordinary sight in space, 32 light-years away from Earth, in a star system named AU Microscopii.
Here, a fiery star is...
Webb takes highly detailed image of actively forming stars
Stars are just like kids. When they're young, they're really active and full of energy. Just like how your little brother or sister might...
Scientists find new features of galactic black holes
Black holes, the most puzzling entities in the universe, often seem as if they have jumped straight from the pages of a sci-fi novel.
Stellar-mass...
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...