Astronomers uncover hidden dark matter in the universe’s first galaxies
An international team of astronomers has discovered that dark matter played a major role in shaping galaxies in the early universe.
They found that two...
The moon has two grand canyons, carved in minutes by an asteroid impact
Our Moon continues to surprise us with amazing features.
Scientists recently shared new information about two canyons that branch out from a major lunar impact.
The...
Enceladus’ hidden oceans: Why finding alien life may be harder than we thought
Scientists searching for life beyond Earth often look to ocean worlds like Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons.
Enceladus has a vast ocean beneath its...
Meteorite discovery changes what we know about Earth’s missing elements
For years, scientists have been puzzled about why Earth and Mars have fewer important elements like copper and zinc compared to ancient space rocks...
Astronomers discover the largest radio jet ever seen in the early universe
Astronomers have made an exciting discovery—a massive radio jet stretching 200,000 light-years across from a distant quasar.
This is the largest radio jet ever found...
Mysterious trenches on Uranus’ moon ariel may reveal its hidden secrets
Scientists have discovered that deep trenches on Uranus’ moon Ariel might be pathways for material from its interior to reach the surface.
These findings could...
This hot Jupiter probably formed close to its star
The current exoplanet census contains 5,832 confirmed candidates, with more than 7,500 still awaiting confirmation.
Of those that have been confirmed, most have been gas...
Mysterious fast radio burst challenges what scientists thought they knew
Last summer, astronomer Calvin Leung was excited to analyze data from a newly built radio telescope.
His goal was to pinpoint the exact location of...
Bullseye! Hubble spots ripples in space from a galaxy collision
What happens when one galaxy shoots a bigger galaxy right through the heart?
Like a rock thrown into a pond, the smashup creates a splash-up...
Gaia was right. It did find a planet.
The ESA’s Gaia mission mapped the positions and velocities of stars with extreme precision by measuring about one billion stars multiple times.
It created a...