Solar flares may shake up weather on distant planets—and possibly Earth too
A new study has found that solar flares—sudden bursts of energy from stars—can trigger short-term weather changes on planets far beyond our solar system.
The...
Mercury up close: How scientists are unlocking the secrets of our strangest planet
Mercury is a mystery.
It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its surface...
Rare mineral found in asteroid sample shakes up solar system theories
Scientists have made a surprising discovery inside a tiny grain from the asteroid Ryugu that could change what we thought we knew about how...
How meteorite may have sparked life on Earth
A surprising discovery by Dutch scientists could offer new clues about how life began on Earth.
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University...
Scientists detect faint radio echo from the first stars in the universe
Astronomers have found a new way to study the very first stars that lit up the universe—by listening to ancient radio signals from just...
When stars tango, planets burn: The birth of double hot Jupiter’s
Yale astronomers may have uncovered how one of the universe’s rarest planetary pairs—double hot Jupiters—come to exist.
Their new study not only explains how these...
NASA aircraft to make low-altitude flights in mid-Atlantic, California
From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and...
Hidden ice on Mars could help humans survive future missions
Before astronauts set foot on Mars, they’ll need to find the right place to land—and survive.
New research led by planetary geologist Erica Luzzi from...
Earth-based telescopes peer into the universe’s first light
For the first time, scientists have used ground-based telescopes to look back more than 13 billion years and observe how the universe’s first stars...
Distant black hole spotted firing out matter after a feeding frenzy
A supermassive black hole far out in space has revealed what happens when it "overeats"—by blasting out huge amounts of excess material at nearly...