Space & Future
Astronomers discover ancient quasars with mysterious origins
Astronomers have made a surprising discovery: some of the earliest and brightest quasars in the universe appear to be “lonely” and isolated in space.
Quasars...
Could neutron stars be surrounded by dark matter clouds? Scientists think so!
A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton, and Oxford has made an exciting discovery that could help explain one of the...
The Artemis astronauts are getting new spacesuits with some help from Prada
The Artemis program involves impressive technological advancements in robotics, communications, spacecraft, and advanced habitats, all of which are clearly necessary for such an ambitious...
Astronomers solve the mystery of the famed brown dwarf that is too bright
In 1995, Caltech researchers at the Institute’s Palomar Observatory first observed what appeared to be a brown dwarf orbiting Gliese 229 – a red...
This giant cluster is spitting out massive stars
We live inside the Milky Way galaxy which is joined as it drifts through space by two satellite galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds.
A star cluster...
Noisy white dwarfs could impact major space mission, study finds
Two Dutch master's students have discovered that the background noise from white dwarf stars will be louder than expected in the upcoming LISA space...
Space Force’s X-37B will perform “never before-seen maneuvers” in orbit
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has been shrouded in mystery since its maiden flight in 2011.
Designed by Boeing and operated by the U.S....
Scientists discover widespread ice on the Moon
New research from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has revealed that ice deposits on the Moon are more widespread than we previously thought.
This discovery...
Astronomers find surprising conflict between James Webb data and universe models
A new study using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed surprising results that challenge long-standing ideas about how the universe...
Can life exist on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa?
NASA is preparing to launch a groundbreaking mission to one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, to find out if it has the right conditions to...
How early Earth and Mars evolved from magma oceans to solid planets
Before Earth became the blue planet we know today, it was covered by a deep ocean of molten rock, or magma, that stretched hundreds...
NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovers clues about how Mars became uninhabitable
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the Gale crater on Mars, uncovering new information about how the Red Planet went from being a place...
Deep Space
New NASA image provides more details about first observed interstellar comet
A new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope provides important new details about the first interstellar comet astronomers have seen in our solar system.
The...
Three planets around this sunlike star are doomed. doomed!
According to new research we can start writing the eulogy for four exoplanets around a Sun-like star about 57 light years away.
But there’s no...
Mercury’s ancient magnetic field, like Earth’s, changed over time
Mercury’s ancient magnetic poles were far from the location of its poles today, implying its magnetic field, like Earth’s, changed over time, a new...
Asteroids may have delivered ingredients for life to Earth
A team of scientists from different countries has found new evidence that asteroids may have delivered the essential ingredients for life to Earth.
Their study,...
Astronomers discover a solo brown dwarf with auroras
Astronomers have used JWST to find a brown dwarf with polar auroras like the Earth, or Jupiter.
This is surprising because the brown dwarf, dubbed...