Scientists capture rare fast radio burst from faraway galaxy
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are among the most enigmatic and powerful events in the cosmos.
Around 80 of these events--intensely bright millisecond-long bursts of radio...
Scientists conform our first interstellar visitor is not an alien spacecraft
On October 19, 2017, astronomers discovered the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system.
First spotted by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and...
Comet impacts could jump-start life on early Earth
Comets screaming through the atmosphere of early Earth at tens of thousands of miles per hour likely contained measurable amounts of protein-forming amino acids.
Upon...
Gas on Saturn’s moon Enceladus could be ‘free lunch’ for alien life
The subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus probably has higher than previously known concentrations of carbon dioxide and hydrogen and a more Earthlike pH...
Scientists have a new tool to search for extraterrestrial life
Astronomers have a new tool in their search for extraterrestrial life – a sophisticated bot that helps identify stars hosting planets similar to Jupiter...
NASA’s Dragonfly will fly around Titan looking for signs of life
NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan.
Advancing our search for the building blocks...
First AI universe is so fast even creators aren’t sure how it works
For the first time, astrophysicists have used artificial intelligence techniques to generate complex 3D simulations of the universe.
The results are so fast, accurate and...
Scientists discover the outermost edge of the Milky Way galaxy
A team of researchers identified the outermost edge of the Milky Way galaxy.
Using the Subaru Telescope, the researchers examined the boundary of the stellar...
‘Bathtub rings’ around Titan’s lakes might be made of alien crystals
The frigid lakeshores of Saturn's moon Titan might be encrusted with strange, unearthly minerals, according to a new study.
Scientists have discovered new compounds and...
Scientists use X-rays from faraway galaxy cluster to reveal secrets of plasma
Most visible matter in the universe doesn’t look like our textbook picture of a nucleus surrounded by tethered electrons.
Out beyond our borders, inside massive...