Where do new stars form in galaxies
Spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are studded with cold clouds of hydrogen gas and dust, like chocolate chips in a loaded Toll...
Five things to know about NASA’s deep space atomic clock
NASA is sending a new technology to space on June 22 that will change the way we navigate our spacecraft - even how we...
NASA’s Mars Helicopter testing enters final phase
This image of the flight model of NASA's Mars Helicopter was taken on Feb. 14, 2019, in a cleanroom at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
Parker Solar Probe helps solve sun’s super-heating mystery
It's one of the greatest and longest-running mysteries surrounding, quite literally, our sun--why is its outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery surface?
University of Michigan...
Heart of lonesome galaxy has more dark matter than expected
A galaxy that has been isolated for billions of years has been found to have more dark matter in its core than expected.
By analyzing...
Very Large Telescope detected a passing double asteroid hurtling by Earth at 70 000...
The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid...
Scientists detect giant stellar eruption for the first time
Scientists have identified a coronal mass ejection (CME) from a star other than our Sun for the first time.
The results confirm that coronal mass...
Scientists discover a Forbidden Planet wandering in ‘Neptunian Desert’
Astronomers have identified a rogue planet orbiting its star in the so-called Neptunian Desert.
The Neptunian Desert is a region close to stars where large...
Massive ice in Mars’ north pole would cover Mars in 5 feet of water,...
Researchers estimate that if melted, the massive ice deposits in this region would cover the planet in 1.5 meters (5 feet) of water.
Newly discovered...
Scientists discover ‘The Forbidden Planet’ in the Neptunian Desert
NGTS-4b is 20% smaller than Neptune, about 3 times the size of Earth, and has been nicknamed the 'Forbidden' planet by researchers.
It's hotter than...