NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers yellow sulfur crystals on Mars
Scientists were astonished on May 30 when NASA's Curiosity rover uncovered something never seen before on Mars: bright yellow sulfur crystals inside a rock...
Scientists discover new black hole near the center of our galaxy
An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Florian Peißker, has discovered signs of a new intermediate-mass black hole near the supermassive black hole...
From cold to scorching: The journey of a “hot Jupiter”
Astronomers have recently discovered a planet that's in the process of becoming one of the most extreme types of planets in our galaxy—a hot...
Scientists uncover new explanation for Jupiter’s shrinking great red spot
Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the largest windstorm in the solar system, has been shrinking for decades. A new study might explain why this iconic...
Gaia faces double trouble: Micrometeoroid strike and solar storm
Launched in December 2013, ESA's Gaia spacecraft aims to map over a billion stars in the Milky Way with incredible precision.
However, space is a...
Scientists find six new exoplanets, passing 5,500 milestone
On August 24, 2023, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, bringing the total number of known exoplanets to 5,502.
This milestone marks another...
Astronomers discover exoplanet with wild orbit: A clue to hot Jupiter formation
Astronomers have found a planet with the most unusual orbit ever seen among planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.
This planet's extreme path...
Scientists capture first image of sprinkler-like jet from neutron star
Astronomers have captured the first-ever image of a jet shooting out from a neutron star, resembling a garden sprinkler.
This fascinating discovery was made by...
Ancient space secrets: Scientists unveil Bennu asteroid samples
Inside a vacuum-packed container within a FedEx box lies a piece of ancient history: a small sample from the Bennu asteroid.
This 120-milligram sample holds...
Six things we’ve learned about Earth from meteorites and comets
Apart from the sun, its planets and their moons, our solar system has vast amounts of space rocks—fragments left over from the formation of...