Will Venus finally answer, ‘Are we alone’?
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could answer the longstanding question:
Are we alone?
It’s the only moon that possesses a...
Astronomers have found more than 30,000 near-earth asteroids… so far
Asteroid hunters have become increasingly good at their job.
The discipline, which took a back seat in the early days of astronomy, has really come...
Astronomers detect how intense light from stars can push matter for the first time
Astronomers have observed directly for the first time how intense light from stars can ‘push’ matter.
Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Sydney made...
Scientists find way to determine when a massive star is about to die
Astronomers from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Montpellier have devised an early warning system to sound the alert when a massive...
Astronomers think they have a warning sign for when massive stars are about to...
Red supergiant stars are explosions waiting to happen.
They are in the last stage of their life, red and swollen as they fuse heavier elements...
If we detect this gas on other planets, it’s a good sign there’s life...
Here is an idea that likely never crossed the mind of most space enthusiasts – a gas emitted from broccoli (and other plants) is...
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...