What’s the great conjunction or Christmas star?
As the world continues to turn during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are settling in for a holiday season unlike any other in...
This weird exoplanet looks like a cousin of Planet Nine
Astronomers are still searching for a hypothetical “Planet Nine” in the distant reaches of our solar system, but an exoplanet 336 light years from...
China probe returns with ‘treasure trove’ of moon rocks
The Chinese space agency announced Dec. 16 the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from...
Scientists find where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy
The supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies are the most massive objects in the universe.
They range from about 1 million to upwards...
Scientists detect possible radio emission from exoplanet
By monitoring the cosmos with a radio telescope array, a Cornell University-led international team of scientists has detected radio bursts emanating from the constellation...
Most-distant galaxy reveals the early universe
New work from an international team of astronomers including Carnegie's Gregory Walth improves our understanding of the most-distant known astrophysical object-- GN-z11, a galaxy...
Scientists find farthest galaxy in the universe
Astronomers used the Keck I telescope to measure the distance to an ancient galaxy.
They deduced the target galaxy GN-z11 is not only the oldest...
Why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years
A study by the University of Southampton gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years...
Why is the sun’s atmosphere hotter than its surface?
A phenomenon first detected in the solar wind may help solve a long-standing mystery about the sun: why the solar atmosphere is millions of...
Water on Mars not as widespread as previously thought, shows study
Water on Mars, in the form of brines, may not be as widespread as previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at...