Liquid water flowed on Ryugu more than one billion years after it formed
Small fragments of rock can reveal a lot when they're analyzed with powerful laboratory instruments.
New research into tiny fragments of the asteroid Ryugu sampled...
Asteroid strike in North Sea triggered mega-tsunami 43 million years ago
Scientists have finally solved a decades-long mystery about a strange crater deep under the North Sea.
The Silverpit Crater, first discovered in 2002, has now...
Astronomers witness black holes shaping galaxies 12.9 billion years ago
Astronomers have taken a rare look into the distant past of the universe and uncovered evidence that galaxies and their central black holes were...
Tea plants thrive in Moon soil, but fail on Mars
The idea of astronauts enjoying a cup of tea on the Moon may not be so far-fetched after all.
A team of researchers from the...
Why planets like k2-18b may be too dry for alien life
For years, astronomers have been excited about the idea that some planets beyond our solar system might be covered by vast, global oceans.
One such...
Saturn shows mysterious “beads and stars” in its atmosphere
For decades, Saturn has fascinated scientists with its rings, storms, and unusual north-pole hexagon.
Now, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has uncovered something even...
NASA’s Hubble spots white dwarf star devouring a Pluto-like world
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have witnessed a rare cosmic meal: a white dwarf star consuming pieces of a frozen world similar to...
Astronomers spot a black hole growing 2.4 times faster than the cosmic limit
Astronomers have discovered a black hole that is growing faster than almost any ever seen before.
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers found that this...
Did a dying black hole create the universe’s most powerful ghost particle?
Scientists may have just found a clue to one of the universe’s biggest mysteries.
A new study from MIT suggests that the most powerful neutrino...
Scientists pinpoint when life first colonized an ancient meteorite crater
A new study has revealed that life not only survives catastrophic meteorite impacts but can actually thrive in the craters they leave behind.
For the...