Space & Future
Why the carbon in your body and the oxygen you breathe came from ancient...
Where did the carbon in our bodies and the oxygen we breathe come from?
Astronomers have been asking this question for decades, and a new...
What Jupiter’s swirls and Saturn’s hexagon reveal about the planets’ hidden interiors
For years, spacecraft images have shown that the poles of Jupiter and Saturn are anything but calm. Each planet hosts giant atmospheric whirlpools called...
Astronomers discover a ‘dead’ galaxy that was choked by its own black hole
Astronomers have discovered one of the oldest “dead” galaxies ever seen—and its story is not one of sudden destruction, but of slow starvation.
Using the...
Enceladus plumes may hold a clear clue to ocean habitability
How can scientists estimate the pH level of Enceladus’ subsurface ocean without landing on its surface?
This is what a recently submitted study hopes to...
Astronomers solve the mystery of the universe’s “little red dots”
Ever since the James Webb Space Telescope began sending back its first breathtaking images in late 2021, astronomers have been fascinated—and confused—by strange red...
Jupiter’s stormy clouds hide an oxygen-rich world below
Jupiter may look like a swirling ball of colorful clouds, but beneath that dramatic surface lies a world scientists have struggled to understand for...
Astronomers catch a black hole erupting after 100 million years
Astronomers have captured one of the clearest views yet of a supermassive black hole coming back to life after an extraordinarily long period of...
A new atlas of the Milky Way’s ghost particles
Right now, as you read this sentence, roughly a trillion neutrinos are passing straight through your body.
They slip through flesh and bone and even...
Scientists may have solved the mystery behind the universe’s gravitational waves
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder think they may have cracked a mystery that has puzzled astronomers since the first detection of the...
Your dog’s dinner could be warming the planet more than your own
Many dog owners carefully think about what they eat for the sake of the planet—but new research suggests they may want to pay just...
How ‘red geyser’ galaxies stay silent for billions of years
Some of the universe’s largest galaxies have gone strangely quiet.
They stopped forming new stars billions of years ago and have remained dormant ever since—even...
Dark stars could be the missing link in the universe’s earliest mysteries
A new study suggests that a strange and long-theorized type of object called a dark star could help explain several major mysteries uncovered by...
Deep Space
Webb Telescope reveals surprising secrets of distant exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided scientists with an unprecedented look into the interior of a distant exoplanet, revealing surprising details about its...
What deep learning reveals about Saturn’s storms
A "deep learning" approach to detecting storms on Saturn is set to transform our understanding of planetary atmospheres, according to University College London and...
Titan’s hidden ocean: unlikely to harbor life
In a recent study led by Catherine Neish, a researcher with a background in studying planets and life in space, it was discovered that...
Scientists discover possible planet around closest sun-like star to Earth
In a thrilling development, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A—one of the...
Gravity from Mars has an effect on earth’s oceans
We are all too familiar of the Moon’s effect on our planet. It’s relentless tug causes our tides but even Mars, which is always...