Scientists discover oxygen in the most distant galaxy
Astronomers have discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy ever seen, named JADES-GS-z14-0.
This surprising finding is making scientists rethink how quickly galaxies formed...
Chang’e-6 samples reveal moon’s oldest impact basin formed 4.25 billion years ago
A major breakthrough in space science has revealed the age of the Moon’s biggest and oldest crater—the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin.
Thanks to China’s Chang’e-6...
Could the Milky Way turn dangerous? Discovery of distant galaxy raises big questions
A stunning new discovery has revealed a massive spiral galaxy, located nearly 1 billion light-years away, that is doing something scientists didn’t think was...
Scientists discover 2,674 dwarf galaxies with Euclid Telescope
For nearly two years, the Euclid space telescope, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), has been capturing deep-space images to help scientists create...
Scientists discover the clearest baby picture of the universe
Scientists have taken the clearest-ever images of the universe when it was just 380,000 years old—essentially a baby picture of the cosmos.
This incredible discovery...
Scientists find giant gas reservoir in infant galaxy cluster
Astronomers have discovered a massive hidden fuel source in a young galaxy cluster, revealing new clues about how galaxies form and grow.
Using the powerful...
Asteroid Donaldjohanson: A space rock that could rewrite history
New research suggests that the asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson formed about 150 million years ago when a much larger asteroid broke apart.
Since then, its orbit...
We finally know the mass of brand new neutron stars
When massive stars explode as supernovae, they can leave behind neutron stars.
Other than black holes, these are the densest objects we know of. However,...
Why we are so scared of space—and how this fear can drive conspiracy theories
There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there's still time to worry about bad things arriving from above.
The most recent is the asteroid...
Can planets around white dwarfs support life?
For years, scientists believed that planets orbiting white dwarf stars couldn’t support life.
These stars, the remains of sun-like stars that have burned out, were...