Scientists bend space-time to create flashes of light from nothing
In a breakthrough that sounds almost like magic, scientists have discovered a way to create flashes of light that seem to come from nowhere...
Astronomers find hidden dark matter bridge in the Perseus cluster
Astronomers have finally solved a cosmic mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades.
Using powerful observations from the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, an international research...
Webb confirms the coldest planet ever found. It’s orbiting a white dwarf
In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth.
This exoplanet, which is roughly six times...
Young stars grow their planet-making disks in a surprising way
A new study is changing the way scientists think about how young stars and planets form.
Led by Professor Paolo Padoan from the Institute of...
How dying stars may forge heavy elements in powerful cosmic jets
Scientists have long puzzled over how the heaviest elements on the periodic table—like uranium and plutonium—are formed.
Now, researchers led by Los Alamos National Laboratory...
New solar camera captures stunning details of the sun from Hawaii’s mountaintop
A powerful new solar instrument has just taken its first high-resolution images of the sun, offering scientists a closer look at solar activity than...
Scientists discover super-Earths are common far from their stars
A new study led by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has revealed that planets larger than Earth—known as...
Jupiter’s atmosphere is a wild place
The weather gets a little wild and weird on Jupiter. How wild?
Spacecraft instruments have measured strong winds, tracked fierce lightning, and found huge methane...
Mysterious galaxy without dark matter challenges what we know about the universe
Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: dark matter.
Using powerful telescopes...
Scientists warn: Moon dust could threaten future astronauts
New research using moon rocks from the Apollo missions has revealed hidden dangers facing future astronauts.
The study, published in Scientific Reports and led by...