Gravity vs. magnetism: How the universe shapes giant stars
Astronomers have taken their clearest look yet at how some of the biggest stars in our galaxy are born—and it turns out the process...
20 years of space images reveal the secrets of Mars dust devils
For decades, we’ve known that Mars is a dusty world.
Its red surface is constantly shaped by wind, storms, and whirlwinds that dance across its...
Far side of the moon may be colder than the side we see, study...
The moon has long puzzled scientists with its “two faces.”
The near side, which always faces Earth, looks very different from the mysterious far side...
Astronomers detect the smallest dark object ever seen through gravity’s lens
Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough in the search for the universe’s most mysterious substance—dark matter.
They have discovered the lowest-mass dark object ever detected...
Webb Telescope reveals a hidden giant star before it exploded
For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to get a clear look at a giant star right before...
The most metal-free star ever observed is found in our own backyard
The Big Bang essentially created two elements: hydrogen and helium.
It also produced tiny traces of lithium and a few other light isotopes, but in...
How black holes launch powerful jets across the universe
When astronomers released the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019, the world caught a glimpse of the monster at the center of...
Astronomers detect water in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
For millions of years, a frozen fragment of ice and dust wandered alone between the stars, like a sealed bottle drifting in a cosmic...
Solar sail probe could help detect space tornadoes before they hit Earth
Scientists are calling for a new generation of spacecraft to help spot dangerous space weather before it reaches Earth.
According to a new study from...
Moon rocks from 1972 reveal chemical secrets that don’t match Earth
When astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt returned from NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972, they carried with them a treasure trove of lunar...