Scientists find new type of star covered in helium burning ashes
Astronomers led by Professor Klaus Werner of the University of Tübingen, have discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of...
Scientists find surprisingly more dead galaxies in ancient galactic city
Astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, has discovered an unusual massive cluster of young galaxies forming in the early universe.
The...
Astronomers detect rare flyby of object in stellar nursery
Scientists have detected a rare stellar "flyby" near the protoplanetary disk around Z Canis Majoris, or Z CMa, a star in the Canis Major...
When did Mars lose its global magnetic field
Billions of years ago, Mars was once a much different place than the cold and desiccated place it is today.
Basically, it had a thicker,...
Scientists find planetary bodies in the habitable zone of dead star
A ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized structures has been observed orbiting close to a white dwarf star, hinting at a nearby planet...
Scientists discover the final moments of planetary remnants for the first time
The moment that debris from destroyed planets impacts the surface of a white dwarf star has been observed for the first time by astronomers...
Why Neptune and Uranus have different colors?
Uranus and Neptune are similar planets in many ways.
Both are ice giant worlds, both have atmospheres rich in methane, and both have a bluish...
Scientists find never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge aurorae at Saturn
Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.
Saturn is unique among planets observed to date in that some...
How Mars lost its oceans
It has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth’s.
However, the magnetic field...
How dark matter could be measured in the solar system
Pictures of the Milky Way show billions of stars arranged in a spiral pattern radiating out from the center, with illuminated gas in between.
But...