Aliens in 2034 nearby star systems could use the transit method to see Earth
For centuries, human beings have speculated about the existence of planetary systems (much like our own) orbiting other stars.
However, it has only been in...
Comet strike may have sparked key shift in human civilization
A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilization, research suggests.
Possibly...
Earth-like conditions on other planets much rarer than thought, shows study
A new analysis of known exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought.
The work focuses...
Life in these star-systems could have found backlit Earth
Scientists at Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History have identified 2,034 nearby star-systems - within the small cosmic distance of 326...
Scientists trace dust grain’s journey through newborn solar system
New study reveals clues about the origin of crystals that formed more than 4.5 billion years ago.
Scientists have reconstructed in unprecedented detail the history...
‘Pack ice’ tectonics reveal Venus’ geological secrets
A new analysis of Venus' surface shows evidence of tectonic motion in the form of crustal blocks that have jostled against each other like...
Astronomers find a blinking star near the center of the Milky Way
In this week’s edition of new unexplained astronomical phenomena, a team of astronomers led by Dr. Leigh Smith from Cambridge found a star 100...
How could a galaxy exist with almost no dark matter?
Three years ago, a team of astronomers led by Yale’s Pieter van Dokkum surprised the scientific community with the discovery of a far-off galaxy...
Many Milky Way stars could host planets like Earth, shows study
Researchers have developed a new method for better understanding the relationship between a star’s chemical composition and planet formation.
The researchers found that the majority...
How a supermassive black hole originates
Supermassive black holes, or SMBHs, are black holes with masses that are several million to billion times the mass of our sun.
The Milky Way...