Scientists create a cloud atlas to study Mars’ atmosphere
Mars may have a thin atmosphere, but its skies are filled with fascinating cloud formations and dust storms.
Now, thanks to a new tool called...
Astronomers capture first detailed images of bubbles on a distant star’s surface
For the first time, astronomers have captured detailed images of a star other than the sun, showing the motion of hot, bubbling gas on...
How a swarm of robots could unlock Mars’ giant canyon
Scientists are working on a plan to explore one of the most mysterious places on Mars: Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar...
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole might have formed 9 billion years ago
Large galaxies like ours are hosts to Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs.)
They can be so massive that they resist comprehension, with some of them having...
Did dwarf planet Ceres form in the asteroid belt? New research offers clues
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long puzzled scientists about its origins.
With a diameter of almost 1,000...
Two supermassive black holes on a collision course with each other
Galaxy collisions are foundational events in the Universe. They happen when two systems mingle stars in a cosmic dance.
They also cause spectacular mergers of...
The true size of galaxies is much larger than we thought
Ask most people what a galaxy is made up of, and they’ll say it’s made of stars.
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, hosts between...
Iron winds are blowing on WASP-76 b
Exoplanets have been discovered with a wide range of environmental conditions. WASP-76b is one of the most extreme with a dayside temperature of over...
Astronomers detect key clue in how planets form: A ‘wiggle’ in space”
A team of international astronomers has made an exciting discovery about how planets form, thanks to new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array...
A monster asteroid crashed into Jupiter’s moon 4 billion years ago, rolling it over
Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede, is a fascinating celestial body.
Measuring 2,634 km (1,636 mi) in diameter, it is also the largest satellite in the Solar System...