Scientists create smaller, smarter computer chips for space missions
Operating technology in space is no easy task.
Harsh conditions like intense radiation from solar flares and cosmic rays, extreme temperatures, and flying debris can...
Alien ocean world? Webb Telescope finds strongest clues yet of life beyond Earth
Astronomers have found the strongest hint yet that life might exist beyond our solar system.
Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team...
Is there life on an alien planet? Fresh findings revive the debate
Two new studies have sparked fresh debate about a faraway planet with a weird atmosphere.
One of the studies claims additional evidence for the presence...
Scientists find ancient Martian beaches, revealing evidence of a lost ocean
Mars, the dusty red planet we know today, may have once had ocean waves washing onto sandy beaches.
New research using data from China’s Zhurong...
Scientists find half the universe’s missing hydrogen hiding in giant gas halos
For decades, astronomers have known something didn’t add up in our universe.
The amount of “normal” matter—stars, gas, and galaxies—seen in the universe today doesn’t...
Scientists uncover giant slushy “mushballs” falling through Jupiter’s stormy skies
Imagine giant slushy hailstones made of ammonia and water wrapped in a shell of ice, plunging through Jupiter’s atmosphere in fierce thunderstorms lit up...
How NASA uses science data to protect Earth from asteroids
When news broke that asteroid 2024 YR4 had a chance of hitting Earth in December 2032, it caused quite a stir.
On February 18, scientists...
NASA’s Hubble unlocks Uranus’ rotation rate with record-breaking accuracy
Astronomers have made a major breakthrough in understanding Uranus, one of the solar system’s most mysterious planets.
Using over ten years of data from the...
How the dinosaur-killing asteroid helped life bounce back
About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, along with around 70% of all life in...
A universe without dark matter? New theory suggests cosmic ‘bursts’ drive expansion
A new theory by Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, offers a bold idea that could change...