Scientists detect the heaviest element in an exoplanet atmosphere
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet atmosphere — barium.
They...
NASA’s Hubble detects ultra-speedy jet blasting from star crash
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have made a unique measurement that indicates a jet, plowing through space at speeds greater than 99.97% the...
Scientists find a unique black hole firing jets at neighboring galaxy
With the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers has discovered a unique black hole spewing a fiery jet at another galaxy.
The black...
Scientists find black hole is ejecting material at half of light speed
Astronomers have observed a black hole burping up stellar remains years after it shredded and consumed the star.
In October 2018, a small star was...
Broccoli gas is a better way to find life in space
Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins.
Scientists believe these gases could provide compelling evidence of life...
Scientists capture star couple ending their embrace
We now have new clues about a mysterious stage in the life of binary stars, thanks to research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Yunnan Observatory in China.
Half of all...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid set off monster tsunami
The asteroid known for killing most dinosaurs also triggered a monstrous tsunami with mile-high waves that scoured the ocean floor thousands of miles from...
Astronomers find a cataclysmic pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet
Nearly half the stars in our galaxy are solitary like the sun.
The other half comprises stars that circle other stars, in pairs and multiples,...
Laughing gas N2O could help search for life on exoplanets
Scientists at UC Riverside are suggesting something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use to search for life on planets...
Rover findings offer glimpse of ancient landscape on Mars
CU Boulder geologist Lisa Mayhew is among the scientists working to recreate the history of an ancient landscape that wouldn’t look out of place...