What other exoplanets can teach us about Earth
Sometimes, you need to leave home to understand it.
For Stanford planetary geologist Mathieu Lapôtre, “home” encompasses the entire Earth.
“We don’t only look at other...
Scientists discover organic molecules on Mars
Organic compounds called thiophenes are found on Earth in coal, crude oil and oddly enough, in white truffles, the mushroom beloved by epicureans and...
What if mysterious ‘cotton candy’ exoplanets actually sport rings
Some of the extremely low-density, "cotton candy like" exoplanets called super-puffs may actually have rings, according to new study published in The Astronomical Journal...
Scientists shed light on mystery of dark matter
Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the "dark matter" in the Universe during the Big Bang.
Up to 80% of the...
Scientists discover an ultra-massive white dwarf merged by two stars
A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs merged together according to an international team led by...
Scientists seize rare chance to watch faraway star system evolve
A young planet located 150 light-years away has given UNSW Sydney astrophysicists a rare chance to study a planetary system in the making.
The findings,...
Why antimatter created in the Big Bang didn’t just cancel out the matter
Scientists at the University of Sussex have measured a property of the neutron - a fundamental particle in the universe - more precisely than...
Scientists explore a massive star’s dying breaths
Betelgeuse has been the center of significant media attention lately.
The red supergiant is nearing the end of its life, and when a star over...
China’s lunar spacecraft digs 40 meters into the far side of the moon
A little over a year after landing, China's spacecraft Chang'E-4 is continuing to unveil secrets from the far side of the Moon.
The latest study,...
Solar storms could scramble whales’ navigational sense
When our sun belches out a hot stream of charged particles in Earth's general direction, it doesn't just mess up communications satellites.
It might also...