Scientists solve the mysteries of Uranus’ oddities
The ice giant Uranus' unusual attributes have long puzzled scientists.
All of the planets in our Solar System revolve around the Sun in the same...
Our Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Just as the sun has planets and the planets have moons, our galaxy has satellite galaxies, and some of those might have smaller satellite...
‘Black beauty’ meteorite reveals watery past on Mars
Mars likely received water from at least two vastly different sources early in its history, according to new research.
The variability the researchers found implies...
Hubble Telescope finds best evidence for elusive mid-size black hole
New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have provided the strongest evidence yet for mid-sized black holes in the Universe.
Hubble confirms that this...
Early Mars had more than one different water sources, says new study
In Jessica Barnes' palm is an ancient, coin-sized mosaic of glass, minerals and rocks as thick as a strand of wool fiber.
It is a...
Dark matter isn’t behind mysterious space signals from nearby galaxies
Researchers have ruled out dark matter being responsible for mysterious electromagnetic signals previously observed from nearby galaxies.
Prior to the new work there were high...
Scientists look for dark matter close to home
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don't know what, exactly, it is.
A new study from the University of...
Evolutionary elements arrived on Earth much later than thought
A large proportion of the elements carbon and nitrogen, as well as the compound water, were not delivered to Earth until very late in...
Scientists capture new star maps in nearby interstellar clouds
Astronomers have captured new, detailed maps of three nearby interstellar gas clouds containing regions of ongoing high-mass star formation.
The results of this survey, called...
Is this what our solar system’s ‘force field’ looks like
You are living in a bubble.
Not a metaphorical bubble—a real, literal bubble.
But don’t worry, it’s not just you. The whole planet, and every other...