Spoiler alert: Aliens were not signaling us…
An intriguing candidate signal picked up last year by the Breakthrough Listen project has been subjected to intensive analysis that suggests it is unlikely...
Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away
Scientists using the Gemini Observatory telescope in Chile has found a way to measure the amount of both water and carbon monoxide in the...
Dead star and exoplanet show the aftermath of a star’s self-destruction
Astronomers at the W.M. Keck Observatory have discovered a planetary system close to the center of the Milky Way galaxy that experienced the death...
NASA’s Juno probe offers the first 3D view of Jupiter atmosphere
New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet’s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about...
Scientists find strange black superionic ice that could exist inside other planets
Scientists used diamonds and a beam of brilliant X-rays to recreate the conditions deep inside planets, and found a new phase of water called...
New concept could help make Martian rocket biofuel on Mars
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to...
Astronomers discover massive galaxy ‘shipyard’ in the distant universe
Even galaxies don't like to be alone.
While astronomers have known for a while that galaxies tend to congregate in groups and clusters, the process...
Scientists find new way to search for Earth-like planets
Astronomers searching for Earth-like planets in other solar systems have made a breakthrough by taking a closer look at the surface of stars.
A new...
Extraterrestrial objects likely delayed complex life on Earth, shows study
Bombardment of Earth’s surface by asteroids six or more miles long likely delayed the accumulation of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere.
New evidence shows the number...
Scientists detect an exoplanet candidate outside our Milky Way galaxy for the first time
Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time.
This intriguing result, using...