Scientists confirm Pluto’s mysterious haze is keeping it cool
Pluto may be far from the Sun, but it’s turning out to be one of the most fascinating and complex worlds in our solar...
Missions to Mars with the Starship could only take three months
Mars has received considerable attention in the past few decades, thanks to the many robotic missions exploring it to learn more about its past.
NASA...
The coldest lab on Earth reveals the hottest secrets of the universe
When people think of space, they often picture a cold, empty void. But the space between stars is actually full of invisible activity.
More than...
Pebbles, rocks, and gas: How a giant planet was forged in extreme heat
A distant planet known as WASP-121b has helped scientists uncover new clues about how giant planets form—and it turns out, tiny space pebbles and...
How molten sulfur may have built Mars from the inside out
Scientists have long believed that rocky planets like Earth and Mars formed their cores through a process that required intense heat.
In that traditional view,...
Could halting cell death be the key to longer life—and safer space travel?
A new study suggests that stopping one particular type of cell death, known as necrosis, could dramatically change the way we treat aging, chronic...
Scientists may have just solved the universe’s biggest headache
For years, scientists have puzzled over a strange mismatch in how fast the universe seems to be expanding.
Depending on whether they looked at the...
Scientists spot vast hidden cloud floating near our solar system
Astronomers have discovered a massive, previously unseen cloud of gas and dust near our solar system—and it might change how we understand the space...
Finding a better way to distinguish life from non-life
The search for life on other worlds needs a way to sift through the chemistry of their atmospheres.
If another species observed Earth to search...
The habitability of Earth tells us the likelihood of finding life elsewhere
The hunt for habitable worlds has become a hot topic in astronomy.
For decades, the search has been focussed on planets in the "Goldilocks zone”;...