Could mysterious cosmic movements debunk the hunt for planet nine?
In a celestial twist, two theoretical physicists, Harsh Mathur and Katherine Brown, have proposed an idea that shakes our pursuit for a potential ninth...
Astronomers watched a massive star disappear. JWST might have some answers
In 2009 a giant star 25 times more massive than the sun simply vanished. OK, it wasn't quite that simple. It underwent a period...
Orion Nebula unveils its secrets through James Webb Space Telescope’s lens
Known as one of the brightest spectacles in the night sky, the Orion Nebula, or Messier 42, has been an object of fascination for...
Scientists are unlocking the secrets of metallic asteroid Psyche
Imagine a rock, floating in space, that's so full of metal it could be the core of a failed planet!
This isn’t a sci-fi plot,...
Scientists find a shrinking world of Mercury
The planet Mercury, a small, rocky world closest to the sun, has been slowly but surely shrinking for billions of years.
However, there's more to...
Supernovae struck the Earth 3 million and 7 million years ago, shows study
A recent study examines how the Earth was hit by blasts from supernovae (plural form of supernova (SN)) that occurred 3 million years ago...
Astronomers are working to put a radio telescope on the far side of the...
The Moon will be a popular destination for space programs worldwide in the coming years.
By 2025, NASA’s Artemis III mission will land the first...
Cosmic web lights up in the darkness of space, shows study
The universe is much like an intricate web, woven with invisible threads connecting galaxies, called the cosmic web.
This web is made of gas streams,...
Scientists discover a giant planet that shouldn’t be there
In a galaxy far, far away—530 light-years away to be exact—a large planet named 8 Ursae Minoris b orbits a dying, gigantic red star.
This...
X-rays may tell us more about the origins of interstellar objects
A research team led by a Yale astronomer has some advice for our next close encounter with a wandering, interstellar object. Check its X-rays...