New study reveals the chaotic early phase of our solar system
Before the Earth and other planets formed, the young sun was still surrounded by cosmic gas and dust.
Over the millennia, rock fragments of various...
Astronomers find hidden trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies
Scientists have found a previously overlooked treasure trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies.
The newly discovered black holes offer a glimpse into the...
Scientists find possible home for alien life on planets around binary stars
Nearly half of Sun-size stars are binary.
According to University of Copenhagen research, planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around...
Satellite navigation’s new player: Europe’s Galileo
Since the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957; the earth-to-space traffic hasn't stopped.
Numerous technologies are now connected...
How a type of aurora on Mars is formed
Physicists led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed.
In a new study, the physicists studied...
Is this the future of our Milky Way galaxy
Take a good look at the latest image provided by the Hubble Space Telescope.
It shows a huge elliptical galaxy called NGC 474 that lies...
Scientists use galaxy as a ‘cosmic telescope’ to study heart of the young universe
A unique new instrument, coupled with a powerful telescope and a little help from nature, has given researchers the ability to peer into galactic...
Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes
Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb’s...
This extraterrestrial stone from Egyptian desert brings first supernova clues to Earth
New chemistry ‘forensics’ indicate that the stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a...
Water evidence shows life on Mars unlikely late in its history
Scientists have investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography.
The technology, which will probably be used when NASA examines samples from...