Arrokoth flyby reveals how planetary building blocks were constructed
The farthest, most primitive object in the solar system ever to be visited by a spacecraft — a bi-lobed Kuiper Belt object known as...
Astronomers will probe exoplanets with Webb telescope
This month marks the third anniversary of the discovery of a remarkable system of seven planets known as TRAPPIST-1.
These rocky, Earth-size worlds orbit an...
Starlight alone can tear asteroids into pieces, says study
The majority of stars in the universe will become luminous enough to blast surrounding asteroids into successively smaller fragments using their light alone, according...
Scientists reveal the secrets of “golf ball asteroid”
Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, and now astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have observed an asteroid so heavily cratered that they are...
Supercharged light could pulverize asteroids, study finds
The majority of stars in the universe will become luminous enough to blast surrounding asteroids into successively smaller fragments using their light alone, according...
Leftover Big Bang light helps calculate how massive faraway galaxies are
A team of scientists have demonstrated how to “weigh” galaxy clusters using light from the earliest moments of the universe.
This new method could help...
Scientists catch beautiful outcome of stellar fight
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, have spotted a peculiar gas cloud that resulted from a...
Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby ‘Cocoon Galaxy’
The so-called "Cocoon Galaxy" not only has a unique shape, it has a rare double-nucleus structure, astronomers report in a new paper.
After studying data...
Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe
Research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found an unusual monster galaxy that existed about 12 billion years ago,...
Pluto’s icy heart makes winds blow
A "beating heart" of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may give rise to features on its surface, according to a new study.
Pluto's famous...