How extraterrestrial tales of aliens gain traction
One night, upon returning to the cave that his tribe calls home, the monkey-humanoid Moon-Watcher finds a strange crystal object, a kind of monolith...
NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal world may reveal the mysteries of Earth’s interior
French novelist Jules Verne delighted 19th-century readers with the tantalizing notion that a journey to the center of the Earth was actually plausible.
Since then,...
Mysterious star may solve puzzle of universe’s strongest magnets
Magnetars are some of the universe's most powerful magnets.
These super-tight, dead stars have extremely strong magnetic fields and can be found throughout our galaxy.
Yet,...
Neptune’s clouds vanish, and the sun might be why
Imagine looking up and not seeing a single cloud in the sky.
Now, imagine that happening on Neptune, a planet known for its clouds!
For the...
Scientists use FAST to discover a new population of dwarf pulses
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Prof. Han Jinlin from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese...
What is most likely going on in Area 51?
One of the reasons people can never be entirely sure about what is going on at Area 51 is that it is a highly...
The sun gets meteor showers too, but they’re very different
The Sun dominates the Solar System in almost every way imaginable, yet much of its inner workings have been hidden from humanity.
Over the centuries,...
Astronomers scan 11,680 nearby stars for signals from advanced civilizations
The hunt for alien life and its radio signals from beyond our solar system is still coming up dry. But, it's not for lack...
Maisie’s Galaxy is among the oldest ever seen by human eyes, shows study
Get ready for a cosmic adventure! Thanks to a super-powerful space telescope called the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have been on a quest...
Scientists discover a Jupiter hotter than the sun
In the vast world of space exploration, scientists are always on the hunt for planets outside our solar system.
These planets are called "exoplanets." One...