Earth’s inner core is growing more on one side than the other – here’s...
More than 5,000 kilometers beneath us, Earth’s solid metal inner core wasn’t discovered until 1936.
Almost a century later, we’re still struggling to answer basic...
Scientists capture the first temperature map of asteroid Psyche
A close examination of the millimeter-wavelength emissions from the asteroid Psyche, which NASA intends to visit in 2026, has produced the first temperature map...
Scientists figure out how the asteroid belt attacked the dinosaurs
How do you track an asteroid that hit the Earth over 60 million years ago?
By using a combination of geology and computer simulations, at...
Scientists catch a cosmic boomerang in action for the first time
For the first time, astronomers have observed a cosmic boomerang effect — streams of heavy, molecular gas that are stripped away from a distant...
Shadows on the moon could be hiding water, even in the daytime
Shadows have been known throughout history to be excellent hiding places.
They may even be hiding unexpected things off the Earth as well.
According to a...
What lies beneath the far side of the moon?
A new technique for processing lunar radar data has allowed scientists to see what lies beneath the surface of the moon in the clearest...
New solar findings could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts
Could solar storms knock out the global internet? Yes, but we don't know when or how it could happen.
Scientists in Australia and in...
Apollo lunar samples solve mystery of the moon’s magnetic shield
In 2024, a new age of space exploration will begin when NASA sends astronauts to the moon as part of their Artemis mission, a...
Scientists reveal the secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’
A new study has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades.
Space scientists at the University of Leicester worked...
Scientists detect five supernovae that never been seen before
Stars are exploding in dusty galaxies. We just can't always see them.
Exploding stars generate dramatic light shows. Infrared telescopes like Spitzer can see through...