Space & Future
A Beautiful Death How a Dying Star Created the Crystal Ball Nebula
Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries.
Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the Crystal Ball...
Scientists Detect Sand-Like Clouds That Vanish Daily on Alien World
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered unusual weather patterns on a giant exoplanet nearly 700 light-years away from Earth.
The planet, called...
Webb Telescope finds methane-rich atmosphere on rare Saturn-sized exoplanet
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet with an atmosphere rich in methane, offering scientists a rare look at...
NASA detects powerful gamma rays from a rare “supercharged” supernova
Astronomers have made an exciting discovery that could change how we understand some of the most powerful explosions in the universe.
Using data from NASA’s...
Tiny galaxies around the Milky Way may reveal what the infant universe was really...
Astronomers are turning to some of the smallest galaxies in the universe to answer one of the biggest questions in science: what was the...
Scientists discover a new way to spot alien life by looking for hidden patterns
For many years, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one main question: what kinds of molecules should they look for on...
Ancient galactic crash may have reshaped the Milky Way 11 billion years ago
The Milky Way may have gone through a violent cosmic collision billions of years ago that dramatically changed the structure of our galaxy, according...
Scientists discover exploding star material hidden in Antarctic Ice
Scientists studying ancient Antarctic ice have discovered new evidence that Earth is currently traveling through a cloud of material left behind by long-dead stars.
An...
Scientists discover strange “toothpaste-like” space effect deep in Mars’s atmosphere
Scientists studying Mars have discovered a surprising atmospheric phenomenon that was previously only known to exist around Earth.
The discovery could change how researchers understand...
Iron and ice: Earth’s passage through the interstellar cloud
Iron-60 is a radioactive isotope of iron that's found in Antarctic ice and in deep-sea crusts.
It's only source is nucleosynthesis in the cataclysmic explosive...
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may still be building its heart of metal
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is already famous for being the largest moon in the solar system. At more than 3,200 miles wide, it is even...
Scientists find a new way to listen to the “ringing” of black holes
When two black holes crash into each other, the event is one of the most violent and powerful collisions in the universe.
The two objects...
Deep Space
Astronomers create the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way
Astronomers have created the most detailed infrared map of our Milky Way galaxy ever made, revealing more than 1.5 billion objects.
This incredible achievement was...
Where’s the most promising place to find Martian life
New research suggests that our best hopes for finding existing life on Mars isn’t on the surface, but buried deep within the crust.
Several years...
Mars’ bright south pole reflections may be clay, not water, shows study
Bright reflections observed at Mars’ south pole serve as evidence for water. But, seeing may be deceiving.
After measuring the area’s electrical properties with orbiting,...
Lunar soil could power future moon base
Building a lunar base would be one of the next logical steps in our exploration of the Solar System, but the survival of a...
Our Earth likely formed inside a solar nebula, shows study
Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, according to a new study.
Because almost all helium-3 is from the...