Human mission to mars should last a maximum of 4 years
At one time, the idea of sending humans to Mars either seemed like a distant prospect or something out of science fiction.
But with multiple...
Ocean worlds with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could be the perfect spots for life
The search for planets beyond our Solar System (extrasolar planets) has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade.
A total of 4,514 exoplanets...
NASA’s planetary radar observes 1,000th near-earth asteroid since 1968
On Aug. 14, 2021, a small near-Earth asteroid (NEA) designated 2021 PJ1 passed our planet at a distance of over 1 million miles (about...
Stellar collision triggers supernova explosion, shows study
Astronomers have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core of a companion star and caused...
A black hole triggers a premature supernova, shows study
Dead star plunges into star, star explodes.
In 2017, a particularly luminous and unusual source of radio waves was discovered in data taken by the...
Young star reveals how our planet, sun, and solar system formed
Astronomers have discovered a strangely shaped spot on the surface of a baby star 450 million light-years away, revealing new insights into how our...
How the second largest asteroid in our solar system formed
The asteroid Vesta is the second largest asteroid in our solar system.
With a diameter of about 330 miles, it orbits the sun between the...
What are the chances of asteroid Bennu striking Earth in next 300 years?
Even Harry Stamper would probably like these odds.
Recently NASA updated its forecast of the chances that the asteroid Bennu, one of the two most...
More brown dwarfs may be lurking in our galaxy, shows NASA study
Brown dwarfs aren't quite stars and aren't quite planets, and a new study suggests there might be more of them lurking in our galaxy...
Galaxies pump out contaminated exhausts and they pollute the cosmos, shows study
Galaxies pollute the environment they exist in, researchers have found.
A team of astronomers led by Alex Cameron and Deanne Fisher from ASTRO 3D used...