Mars’ missing atmosphere may be trapped in its clay-rich surface
Mars wasn’t always the cold, dry desert we see today. Billions of years ago, water flowed across its surface, indicating that the planet must...
Webb telescope finds ‘weird’ galaxy where gas outshines stars
Astronomers have discovered a strange and unique galaxy in the early universe that could help us understand how galaxies evolved over time.
This galaxy, named...
How special is our Milky Way galaxy?
Is the Milky Way galaxy, our cosmic home, truly unique?
A group of scientists set out to explore this question over a decade ago.
In 2013,...
How a nearby supernova left its mark on Earth life
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy.
Supernovae explosions are responsible for creating some...
How sweet is the Milky Way? Glyceric acid in space could hold the key
Astrochemist Ryan Fortenberry, an associate professor at the University of Mississippi, is on a mission to uncover the origins of life by studying space.
In...
Mars’ wobble could reveal the mystery of dark matter, finds study
In a fascinating new study, physicists from MIT propose that a small wobble in Mars' orbit might help solve one of the biggest mysteries...
How a black hole is ‘starving’ its galaxy to death
Astronomers using the powerful NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery: supermassive black holes can actually starve their host galaxies of...
Astronomers discover new feature in exoplanet landscape: The Neptunian Ridge
Astronomers have recently uncovered a new and intriguing feature in the distribution of exoplanets, called the "Neptunian Ridge."
This discovery, made by an international team...
Earth once had a ring like Saturn, shows study
In an exciting discovery, scientists have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system similar to Saturn’s about 466 million years...
What happens to the climate when Earth passes through interstellar clouds
Noctilucent clouds were once thought to be a fairly modern phenomenon.
A team of researcher have recently calculated that Earth and the entire Solar System...