Where’s the most promising place to find Martian life
New research suggests that our best hopes for finding existing life on Mars isn’t on the surface, but buried deep within the crust.
Several years...
Hidden water and rare magmas: How Mars’ thick crust could have supported life
New research suggests that ancient Mars may have been more geologically and hydrologically active than we once thought.
Scientists from Rice University have discovered that...
Purple diamonds could unlock secrets of deep space signals
Diamonds have always been admired for their beauty, but now they might become a powerful tool for astronomers and scientists.
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have...
Astronomers discover a star devouring black hole
A team of astronomers have detected a surprisingly fast and bright burst of energy from a galaxy 500 million light years away.
The burst of...
What makes brown dwarfs so weird
Meet the brown dwarf: bigger than a planet, and smaller than a star. A category of its own, it’s one of the strangest objects...
Violent volcanism reveals the moon is older than we thought
New research suggests the moon is much older than previous estimates, with a history marked by intense volcanic activity that melted its crust multiple...
Astronomers discover new class of cosmic X-ray sources
A team of astronomers has discovered a new class of cosmic X-ray sources, called "millinovae," in nearby galaxies.
This breakthrough was led by researchers from...
Jupiter’s moon Io doesn’t have a shallow ocean of magma
Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, with roughly 400 active volcanoes regularly ejecting magma into space.
This activity...
Dead stars reveal secrets of extreme gravity and dark matter
Scientists have confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in dying stars called white dwarfs: hotter white dwarfs are slightly puffier than cooler ones, even...
The mysterious case of the resurrected star
The star HD 65907 is not what it appears to be. It’s a star that looks young, but on closer inspection is actually much,...