Mars used to have salty lakes
Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth and went through wet and dry periods, according to a new study.
As reported in...
Mars once had salt lakes similar to Earth
Mars has undergone wet and dry periods and salt lakes formed similar to some found in South America.
Mars once had salt lakes that are...
Ancient stars shed light on Earth’s similarities to other planets
Earth-like planets may be common in the universe, a new UCLA study implies.
The team of astrophysicists and geochemists presents new evidence that the Earth...
Gas ‘waterfalls’ reveal infant planets around young star
For the first time, astronomers using ALMA have witnessed 3D motions of gas in a planet-forming disk.
At three locations in the disk around...
Astronomer gets best look at first interstellar comet
David Jewitt, a UCLA professor of planetary science and astronomy, has captured the best and sharpest look at a comet from outside of our...
Why supermassive black holes grew so rapidly in the early Universe
At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a thick doughnut-shaped cloud of dust and gas.
When...
This black hole crackles and flares violently
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Southampton, have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of a growing...
Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out...
With the discovery of 20 more moons orbiting Saturn, the ringed planet has overtaken Jupiter as host to the most moons in the Solar...
Black holes stunt growth of dwarf galaxies
Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf galaxies have...
Ice on Moon’s south pole may have more than one source, says study
The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon's south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but...