Scientists may find the first traces of the universe’s earliest stars
Astronomers may have discovered the ancient chemical remains of the first stars to light up the universe.
Using an analysis of a distant quasar observed...
Cosmic inflation could be ruled out in the early universe, shows study
There is a clear, unambiguous signal in the cosmos which could eliminate inflation as a possibility, shows new study.
The study, published in The Astrophysical...
Scientists discover the oldest planetary debris in our galaxy
Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals.
This makes it...
Early crust on Mars is more complex than thought
Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought—and it may even be similar to our own planet’s original crust.
The Martian surface...
New discovery about extremely hot matter around black hole
Researchers’ recent observations of a stellar-mass black hole called Cygnus X-1 reveal new details about the configuration of extremely hot matter in the region...
Scientists detect the oldest star clusters in the universe
Astronomers have used the James Webb Telescope (JWST) to identify the most distant globular clusters ever discovered – dense groups of millions of stars...
Asteroid that formed the biggest crater on Earth was larger than thought
About 2 billion years ago, an impactor hurtled toward Earth, crashing into the planet in an area near present-day Johannesburg, South Africa.
The impactor —...
Scientists detect the largest hazardous asteroid in eight years
Twilight observations with the Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) hiding...
Scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core?
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system to...
Two major meteorite impacts reveal new insights about Martian crust
Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, near-surface seismic waves have been recorded for the first time on a planet other than Earth.
The...