Mysterious fast radio burst challenges what scientists thought they knew
Last summer, astronomer Calvin Leung was excited to analyze data from a newly built radio telescope.
His goal was to pinpoint the exact location of...
Bullseye! Hubble spots ripples in space from a galaxy collision
What happens when one galaxy shoots a bigger galaxy right through the heart?
Like a rock thrown into a pond, the smashup creates a splash-up...
Gaia was right. It did find a planet.
The ESA’s Gaia mission mapped the positions and velocities of stars with extreme precision by measuring about one billion stars multiple times.
It created a...
NASA’s Hubble captures a distant supernova in Gemini
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a faraway galaxy that recently hosted a supernova.
This galaxy, located about 600 million light-years...
How aliens might detect Earth: A new study on our signals to space
A team of scientists led by Dr. Sofia Sheikh from the SETI Institute has investigated a fascinating question:
If there were an alien civilization with...
Scientists discover ancient space salts in pristine asteroid samples
Researchers from Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery after analyzing some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected.
These samples, taken from the...
Earth’s atmosphere is cleaning itself – a breakthrough discovery
Scientists have discovered that the Earth's atmosphere is getting better at removing air pollution, including methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases.
This new...
The moon is more active than we thought – new study finds signs of...
For a long time, scientists believed that the Moon had been geologically dead for billions of years, meaning that all major geological changes stopped...
New super-earth discovery: A step closer to finding alien life?
Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet, HD 20794 d, that could potentially support life.
This exciting find comes from a team of researchers, including astronomers...
An asteroid has a 1% chance of impacting Earth in 2032
The odds of a sizable asteroid striking Earth are small, but they’re never zero. Large asteroids have struck Earth in the past, causing regional...