Space & Future
White Dwarfs Eat More Planetary Debris Than Thought, But Magnetic Fields Hide It
White dwarfs are what remain when a main sequence star like our Sun reaches its end. As it depletes its fuel, it swells and...
A Wandering Black Hole Meets a Wandering Star
What happens when a black hole and a star meet in the middle of nowhere in a galaxy?
It sounds like it could be a...
Scientists Discover Mercury’s Hidden Radiation Belts That Appear And Disappear
For many years, Mercury was thought to be the only planet with a magnetic field that did not have radiation belts like Earth's famous...
A Black Hole Lost in Space? Astronomers Discover One of the Rarest Cosmic Events...
Astronomers have discovered one of the rarest black hole events ever observed, revealing a massive "wandering" black hole far from the center of its...
Dead stars may be eating far more than we ever imagined
White dwarfs are often called "dead stars," but new research suggests these ancient stellar remains are far from inactive.
Instead, they may still be pulling...
Australian Salt Lakes May Hold The Secret to Mars’ Watery Past
Could some of the best clues about ancient Mars be hiding in the remote landscapes of Western Australia?
A new study suggests that unusual salt...
Scientists solve a long-standing nuclear mystery that could explain how stars create heavy elements
Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery about the way some atomic nuclei release energy, a discovery that could improve our understanding of how stars...
Scientists develop a new way to search for hidden particles by ‘listening’ to the...
Scientists have created a new mathematical method that could help reveal hidden particles that have so far escaped detection.
Inspired by the way a skilled...
Venus May Still Be Geologically Active, New Study Suggests
For many years, scientists believed that Venus was a quiet, geologically inactive world where major surface changes stopped long ago.
New research now challenges that...
Could We Send a Spacecraft to a Black Hole?
Black holes represent some of the most extreme environments in the universe.
They’re the sources of the strongest consistent gravitational fields, which allows us to...
Rare moon rocks from the far side reveal a new chapter in the solar...
Ancient rocks collected from the far side of the moon are giving scientists a fresh look at the violent history of our solar system.
The...
We may have been searching the wrong radio channel for alien signals
For more than 60 years, scientists have searched the skies for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
Much of that search has focused on listening...
Deep Space
This small, cool star has super-flare 10 times more powerful than that on the...
In a new study, researchers found a star as big as Jupiter has an explosion 10 times more powerful than that can be seen...
ESA’s space mini-radar will peek inside distant asteroids
Have you ever wondered what's inside an asteroid? A new tiny radar is about to give us a sneak peek!
A small radar, the smallest...
Earth and Theia were neighbors before they collided
According to the leading theory of how the Earth-Moon system formed (the Giant Impact Hypothesis), a Mars-sized object (named Theia) collided with a proto-Earth...
NASA’s Hubble watches how a giant planet grows
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a rare look at a Jupiter-sized, still-forming planet that is feeding off material surrounding a young star.
"We...
Scientists capture stunning 3D images of ancient asteroid impact crater beneath Atlantic Ocean
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have unveiled stunning new images of a massive asteroid impact crater hidden beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
The Nadir Crater, measuring 9...