Scientists discover hidden blanket below Mars’ surface
Ever wondered what's going on beneath the surface of Mars?
Thanks to NASA's InSight mission, scientists have been getting a clearer picture of the Red...
Bright flash leads astronomers to a heavy-metal factory 900 million light years away
An extraordinary burst of high-energy light in the sky has pointed astronomers to a pair of metal-forging neutron stars 900 million light years from...
Were ancient Mars full of rivers? Curiosity rover finds clues!
Mars has always been a fascinating planet for us.
We've sent robots to explore it, and some of the latest discoveries might just hint at...
A fast radio burst took 8 billion years to reach us
Fast Radio Bursts are an astrophysical enigma.
They are intense bursts of radio energy lasting anywhere from a fraction of a millisecond to a few...
Why NASA’s Roman Mission will study Milky Way’s flickering lights
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.
The mission will monitor...
Crystals from Apollo mission find moon is 40 million years older than scientists thought
More than 4 billion years ago, when the solar system was still young and the Earth was still growing, a giant object the size...
Astronomers unlock cosmic secrets with massive virtual universe
In a groundbreaking achievement, a team of international astronomers has carried out the biggest computer simulation about our universe.
Think of it as a super...
How close is too close to a Kilonova
Cataclysmic events happen in the Universe all the time. Black hole mergers, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and a whole host of others.
Most of them happen...
The Big One: The most powerful Marsquake ever detected
The ground shakes. Paintings tilt.
Walls crack. Rubble may fall.
On Earth, we understand how and where these events happen due to the discovery of plate...
Scientists detect the most distant flash of radio waves
Imagine you're outside on a clear night, looking up at the stars. Now imagine one of those stars blinking at you super-fast, like the...