Is there life on an alien planet? Fresh findings revive the debate
Two new studies have sparked fresh debate about a faraway planet with a weird atmosphere.
One of the studies claims additional evidence for the presence...
Scientists find ancient Martian beaches, revealing evidence of a lost ocean
Mars, the dusty red planet we know today, may have once had ocean waves washing onto sandy beaches.
New research using data from China’s Zhurong...
Scientists find half the universe’s missing hydrogen hiding in giant gas halos
For decades, astronomers have known something didn’t add up in our universe.
The amount of “normal” matter—stars, gas, and galaxies—seen in the universe today doesn’t...
Scientists uncover giant slushy “mushballs” falling through Jupiter’s stormy skies
Imagine giant slushy hailstones made of ammonia and water wrapped in a shell of ice, plunging through Jupiter’s atmosphere in fierce thunderstorms lit up...
Failing to find life tells us a lot about life in the universe
The search for life involves the most sophisticated observational machines known to humanity.
They peer out across the light-years, looking for some proof - any...
How NASA uses science data to protect Earth from asteroids
When news broke that asteroid 2024 YR4 had a chance of hitting Earth in December 2032, it caused quite a stir.
On February 18, scientists...
NASA’s Hubble unlocks Uranus’ rotation rate with record-breaking accuracy
Astronomers have made a major breakthrough in understanding Uranus, one of the solar system’s most mysterious planets.
Using over ten years of data from the...
How the dinosaur-killing asteroid helped life bounce back
About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, along with around 70% of all life in...
A universe without dark matter? New theory suggests cosmic ‘bursts’ drive expansion
A new theory by Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, offers a bold idea that could change...
Distant sleeping black hole wakes up and unleashes mysterious X-ray bursts, study finds
Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe.
These invisible giants can lie quietly for years, even centuries, without showing any...