Space & Future
Astronomers finally spot vast hydrogen clouds that fueled early galaxies
For decades, scientists believed the early universe was filled with enormous amounts of hydrogen gas—the basic ingredient needed to form stars.
But proving this idea...
Astronomers discover two supermassive black holes on the verge of collision
Supermassive black holes sit at the centers of most large galaxies, and they are some of the most powerful objects in the universe.
Scientists believe...
Why Jupiter has more giant moons than Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn are the two largest planets in our solar system, and both are surrounded by dozens—even hundreds—of moons.
But their moon systems look...
A new kind of star remnant? Scientists find two mysterious cosmic twins
Astronomers have discovered two unusual stellar objects that may belong to a completely new class of star remnants.
These objects, nicknamed “Gandalf” and “Moon-Sized,” share...
Scientists discover one of the most pristine stars ever found in the universe
Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare star that offers a glimpse into the earliest days of the universe.
The star, named SDSS J0715-7334, is considered...
Scientists discover bizarre new state of matter deep inside Uranus and Neptune
Deep inside the distant planets Uranus and Neptune, matter may exist in a bizarre form unlike anything we experience on Earth.
A new study suggests...
Could a 7-dimensional space solve the black hole mystery?
Black holes have long puzzled scientists, especially because of a problem known as the black hole information paradox.
Now, a new study suggests that the...
Scientists discover one of the most pristine stars ever found in the universe
Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare star that offers a glimpse into the earliest days of the universe.
The star, named SDSS J0715-7334, is considered...
Scientists observed atoms existing in two places at the same time
Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have achieved something that sounds almost impossible: they have observed atoms existing in two places at the...
The unseen challenges of life on the moon
For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are preparing not just to visit the moon, but to live and work there for...
Did ghostly neutrinos turn into hidden radiation in the early universe?
Scientists have long been fascinated by neutrinos—tiny, nearly invisible particles that pass through matter almost without a trace.
They are among the most abundant particles...
James Webb telescope finds strange ‘forbidden planet’ around tiny star
Astronomers have discovered a strange giant planet that seems to break the usual rules of how planets form.
Known as TOI-5205 b, this world has...
Deep Space
Astronauts could take an asteroid ferry from Earth to Mars
This idea really is quite a fascinating one.
Currently a trip to Mars would require large amounts of air, water and other resources to sustain...
Astronomers watched a massive star disappear. JWST might have some answers
In 2009 a giant star 25 times more massive than the sun simply vanished. OK, it wasn't quite that simple. It underwent a period...
Mars’ rivers flowed stronger and later than previous thought, says study
In a new study, researchers found Mars' rivers flowed stronger and more than previously thought.
The new study was conducted by University of Chicago scientists.
Mars...
Chang’e-6 samples reveal moon’s oldest impact basin formed 4.25 billion years ago
A major breakthrough in space science has revealed the age of the Moon’s biggest and oldest crater—the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin.
Thanks to China’s Chang’e-6...
Webb Telescope finds icy dust in a distant galaxy that looks surprisingly familiar
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made an exciting discovery: the dusty material in a galaxy five billion light-years away looks...