Why do rocks in the Kuiper Belt come in all colors of the rainbow?...
Imagine our Solar System as a big neighborhood. At the far end of it, just past Neptune's orbit, lies a massive icy zone known as the Kuiper Belt.
Astronomers find the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark
Astronomers have discovered what may be the last planets that Kepler gazed upon before going dark.
Surprising discoveries about black hole jets challenge existing theories
Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in understanding black hole jets, powerful streams of particles emitted by black holes.
One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone, shows study
Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way.
By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting...
When black holes merge, they’ll ring like a bell
When two black holes collide, they don’t smash into each other the way two stars might.
A black hole is an intensely curved region of...
China’s Zhurong Rover found evidence of an ancient ocean on Mars
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences discuss direct evidence of...
Scientists find new way to expand the search for habitable planets
Astronomers are suggesting a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered: the space...
Scientists discover synchronized planets in distant star system
Scientists from the University of Liege and NASA's TESS telescope have made an exciting discovery about a distant star system.
The system, named TOI-2096, is...
Physicists to listen closely to black holes ring
Researchers propose innovative methods to put Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity to even more rigorous tests.
Astronomers find a remarkably small and distant galaxy
Galaxy more than 13 billion light years away is smallest discovered at that distance.
Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and using first-of-their-kind observations...