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...
Titan-in-a-glass experiments reveal mineral makeup of Saturn moon
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is a natural laboratory to study the origins of life.
Like Earth, Titan has a dense atmosphere and seasonal weather cycles,...
If Planet 9 is out there, here’s where to look
There are eight known planets in the solar system (ever since Pluto was booted from the club), but for a while, there has been...
How disorderly young galaxies grow up and mature
Soon after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, the Universe was an unruly place. Galaxies constantly collided.
Stars formed at an enormous rate inside...
Human Mars mission could be safe if it doesn’t exceed four years, shows study
Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles.
One of them is the grave...
Scientists discover new class of habitable exoplanets
A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate...
Where the Milky Way’s cosmic rays come from
Astronomers have succeeded for the first time in quantifying the proton and electron components of cosmic rays in a supernova remnant.
At least 70% of...