Astronomers capture a super-rare giant ring galaxy
Astronomers have captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy - described as a "cosmic ring of fire" - as it existed 11...
Supermassive black holes thrive under pressure
When distant galaxies combine and form clusters, they create a highly pressurized environment.
A Yale-led study has discovered that supermassive black holes thrive in...
Milky way’s satellite galaxies may shed light on dark matter
Two new studies have revealed more about the galaxies that orbit around the Milky Way.
They include evidence that large satellite galaxies can bring their...
Scientists find twinkling heart of Milky Way
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*.
The team...
How cosmic rays may have shaped early life
Before there were animals, bacteria or even DNA on Earth, self-replicating molecules were slowly evolving their way from simple matter to life beneath a...
New decoder could help search for habitable exoplanet
After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell astronomers have developed a practical model – an environmental color...
Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets
Planets exactly like Earth may not be best places to look for alien life, study finds.
Researchers across the globe have long tackled the question:...
Scientists solve the mystery of lava-like flows on Mars
The mystery of some lava-like flows on Mars has been solved by scientists who say they are caused not by lava but by mud.
There...
Mercury’s 750°F heat may help it make its own ice
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
Now a...
100 more undiscovered galaxies are out there orbiting our Milky Way, says study
We live in a big-city galaxy.
The Milky Way is so big it has satellite galaxies that orbit it, just as the Moon orbits the...