Space & Future
This quasar may have helped turn the lights on for the universe
A Yale-led team of astronomers has detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe...
Hot Jupiters can co-exist with other planets
Exoplanets come in a variety of forms and one particular type, the Hot Jupiters have recently captured the attention of astronomers.
They are usually found...
What if our solar system had a super-Earth? New study explores the impact
Emily Simpson, a passionate space enthusiast and recent Florida Tech graduate, has published groundbreaking research that imagines an alternate version of our solar system.
Instead...
A piece of the moon? Small asteroid may be a lunar rock ejected by...
Last year, a small asteroid called 2024 PT5 caught the world’s attention when it was spotted lingering near Earth for several months.
Measuring about 33...
Webb sees light echoes in a supernova remnant
Supernovae are one of the most useful events in all of astronomy.
Scientists can directly measure their power, their spin, and their eventual fallout, whether...
Training astronauts for long-term space travel
Preparing astronauts for long missions in space is no small task. Unlike short trips to the International Space Station (ISS) or the Moon, missions...
The star-forming party ended early in isolated dwarf galaxies
Gas is the stuff of star formation, and most galaxies have enough gas in their budget to form some stars.
However, the picture is a...
Habitable worlds could have formed before the first galaxies
What came first, galaxies or planets? The answer has always been galaxies, but new research is changing that idea.
Could habitable planets really have formed...
Neutron star mountains: Ripples in space-time
Neutron stars, the dense remains of massive stars that have exploded in supernovae, are some of the most fascinating objects in the universe.
These dead...
Curiosity finds ancient wave ripples on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012 and, more recently has found evidence of ice-free ancient ponds and lakes on the surface.
The...
Black holes are spinning faster than expected
There’s a Universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly.
A recent survey of supermassive black holes reveals that...
Do aliens exist?
News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive.
We are often told that we...
Deep Space
Our universe is getting hotter, shows study
Temperature across the universe has increased about 10 times over the last 10 billion years.
The universe is getting hotter, a new study has found.
The...
Can alien civilizations detect humanity?
One of the fascinating things about being a human in this age is that we can do more than wonder about other life and...
Scientists discover most distant galaxy protocluster
Using the Subaru, Keck, and Gemini Telescopes, an international team of astronomers has discovered a collection of 12 galaxies which existed about 13.0 billion...
Scientists find traces of one of Universe’s first stars
Astronomers have found the ghostly remains of one of the Universe's first stars inside a rare, ancient star far, far away on the other...
Day-Night Dichotomy and Eternal Eruptions: Unveiling the Peculiarities of Planet LP 791-18d
In an intriguing development, astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet named LP 791-18d, which is unlike any planet we've seen before.
This celestial body is...