Space & Future
Nearby super Earth could host life after all
In 2024, astronomers detected a rocky exoplanet, GJ 3378b, orbiting a red dwarf sun just 25 light-years from Earth in the direction of the...
Scientists warn 1.7 million satellites could destroy our view of the night sky
The number of satellites orbiting Earth is growing at an incredible speed, and scientists say it could soon change the night sky forever.
A new...
Astronomers spot an extremely rare galaxy mega-merger
Scale in the universe is hard to understand from a purely human perspective.
Many times the math just doesn’t sit well with our brains that...
Mysterious black hole has been blasting powerful radio waves for over eight years
Astronomers have discovered a remarkable black hole that has been sending out powerful radio waves for more than eight years, something never seen before.
The...
An extended barrage of asteroid impacts made Earth too hot to form continents
The formation of continents was an important step in Earth's history.
Continents and plate tectonics are connected to the planet's habitability, and the same is...
How A Giant Planet Escaped Its Star’s Death and Lived to Tell the Story
A giant planet that orbits a dead star has surprised scientists once again.
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest the planet...
Mars dust storms could create dangerous electric sparks, new study finds
Mars is famous for its huge dust storms, but scientists now believe these storms may do more than block sunlight and reduce visibility.
A new...
Scientists ‘listened’ to a fireball to trace its path across Alaska
When a bright fireball raced across the sky over Alaska last spring, scientists expected cameras and satellites to reveal exactly where it came from...
Tiny red galaxies may be the hidden source of mysterious cosmic neutrinos
A newly discovered group of tiny red galaxies may help solve one of astronomy's biggest mysteries: where the universe's highest-energy neutrinos come from.
Using the...
A star’s death throes involves a lot of kicking
Imagine being nudged again and again by thousands of tiny shoves, each one barely perceptible alone, until they add up to a steady drift...
New nearby ‘super-Earth’ may be more like Earth than we thought
A nearby planet that could one day help answer one of humanity's biggest questions—whether life exists beyond Earth—may be more promising than scientists first...
Tiny ancient galaxy near Andromeda may be a 12.5-billion-year-old cosmic fossil
Astronomers have discovered one of the faintest galaxies ever found near the Andromeda Galaxy.
The tiny galaxy, called Andromeda XXXVI (And XXXVI), may be around...
Deep Space
New findings about the moon’s history
The Chang'e-5 mission, China's pioneering project that returned to Earth with lunar samples for the first time since 1976, has provided scientists with invaluable...
Scientists use geometry to uncover the shape of the universe
What do the tiniest building blocks of matter and the vast structure of the universe have in common?
According to new research, both can be...
Will Venus finally answer, ‘Are we alone’?
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could answer the longstanding question:
Are we alone?
It’s the only moon that possesses a...
NASA reveals DART impact altered asteroid’s orbit and shape
NASA's pioneering Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has significantly altered the orbit and shape of the asteroid Dimorphos, demonstrating the feasibility of kinetic...
Where can we find a fifth force of nature?
We know of four fundamental forces of nature, with no signs of a fifth.
But dark matter and dark energy make up over 90% of...