Why Uranus and Neptune have wonky magnetic fields
The two large gas planets’ strange magnetic fields are each strongly tilted relative to the planet’s rotation axes and are significantly offset from the...
A billion years from now there won’t be much oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere
Breathe it while you still can.
A new research study forecasts the future of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere and finds grim news.
As the sun...
Radioactive molecules could help solve mystery of missing antimatter
Stars, galaxies, and everything in the universe, including our own bodies, are comprised of so-called regular matter.
Regular matter includes atoms and molecules, which are...
Scientists find stellar eggs near galactic center are hatching into baby stars
Astronomers found a few stellar eggs containing baby stars around the center of the Milky Way using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).
Previous studies...
Scientists discover X-rays from Uranus for the first time
Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic...
Scientists discover new type of ancient crater lake on Mars
Researchers from Brown University have discovered a previously unknown type of ancient crater lake on Mars that could reveal clues about the planet's early...
Saturn’s moon Enceladus could have ocean currents below subsurface, shows study
Buried beneath 20 kilometers of ice, the subsurface ocean of Enceladus—one of Saturn's moons—appears to be churning with currents akin to those on Earth.
The...
Scientists capture the magnetic fields at edge of this black hole
Black holes don't just take in matter. They also spit it out.
From their polar regions, they can launch massive jets of energetic plasma that...
How fast is the universe expanding?
Determining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but along with more precise data comes a conundrum.
Estimates based...
Gravitational lenses could allow a galaxy-wide Internet
As Carl Sagan once said, “The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.”
And...