NASA’s Hubble finds tiny “electric soccer balls” in space, helps solve interstellar mystery
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of electrically-charged molecules in space shaped like soccer balls. This shades light on the mysterious...
Scientists discover the outermost edge of the Milky Way galaxy
A team of researchers identified the outermost edge of the Milky Way galaxy. Using the Subaru Telescope, the researchers examined the boundary of the stellar...
‘Bathtub rings’ around Titan’s lakes might be made of alien crystals
The frigid lakeshores of Saturn's moon Titan might be encrusted with strange, unearthly minerals, according to a new study. Scientists have discovered new compounds and...
Scientists use X-rays from faraway galaxy cluster to reveal secrets of plasma
Most visible matter in the universe doesn’t look like our textbook picture of a nucleus surrounded by tethered electrons. Out beyond our borders, inside massive...
Earth has a water cycle. Mars has a dust cycle
To say there are some myths circulating about Martian dust storms would be an understatement. Mars is known for its globe-encircling dust storms, the likes...
Scientists find two Earth-like planets orbiting a red dwarf only 12.5 light-years away
In the past few decades, there has been an explosion in the number of planets discovered beyond our Solar System. With over 4,000 confirmed exoplanets...
This black hole is 40 times smaller than we thought
A black hole at the center of a nearby dwarf galaxy, called NGC 4395, is about 40 times smaller than previously thought, report researchers. If...
300 stars show our solar system may be special
Our solar system may have rare qualities that could possibly be related to the habitability of Earth. Over the past four years, an instrument attached...
NASA’s Hubble captures elusive, irregular galaxy
This image shows an irregular galaxy named IC 10, a member of the Local Group — a collection of over 50 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood that includes the...
Astronomers see ‘warm’ glow of Uranus’s rings
The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes -- they weren't even discovered until 1977 -- but they're surprisingly bright...