ASTRONOMY

Scientists have finally discovered how Martian lakes could exist without a warm climate

A new study has highlighted the reason that may have allowed ancient lakes on Mars to remain liquid beneath the surface, despite the cold climate.
7 hours ago

Vera Rubin Observatory finds asteroid nearly the size of 8 football fields spinning every two minutes

A massive 710-meter asteroid named 2025 MN45 has broken records as the fastest-rotating object of its size ever detected.
10 hours ago

Scientists solve a decades-old mystery by finding the hidden source of solar flare gamma rays

NJIT researchers have identified a class of high-energy particles responsible for the Sun’s mysterious and long-lasting gamma-ray bursts.
11 hours ago

China eyes lunar water ice as Chang’e 7 gets ready for the Moon's south pole

China’s Chang’e-7 mission will explore the Moon’s south pole, searching for water ice and future base sites.
12 hours ago

NASA’s Chandra stitches decades of data on supernova remnant into its longest video yet

NASA’s Chandra video reveals 25 years of change in Kepler’s supernova remnant.
1 day ago

Astronomers witnessed black hole shredding a massive star like it was 'preparing a snack for lunch'

The rare event has been labeled as one of the brightest events ever observed by mankind.
1 day ago

Jupiter’s moon Europa may lack geological spark needed for life, new study finds

New evidence suggests Europa’s seafloor may be a geologically dead wasteland, lacking the volcanic energy necessary to sustain life.
1 day ago

Did a giant impact help spark life on Earth? New study backs the 'RNA world' hypothesis

A new experiment reveals how RNA might have formed on early Earth, indicating the protein synthesizer’s role in early life.
1 day ago

Scientists made the longest-ever observation of a super-active solar region—and the results stunned them

The researchers imaged the active region NOAA 13664, which triggered the strongest solar storm observed in the last twenty years in May 2024.
2 days ago

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirms first-ever failed starless galaxy made of dark matter

The object, nicknamed Cloud-9, is a relic from the early days of the universe.
2 days ago

NASA's IXPE successfully studies a distant white dwarf star for the first time in history

The breakthrough study made use of IXPE's unique X-ray polarization feature.
2 days ago

Astronomers finally managed to measure the mass of a 'rogue' planet—it's a lot like Saturn

Situated roughly 10,000 light-years from Earth, the planet lacks a parent star and instead drifts solo through space.
3 days ago

What would happen if a black hole appeared near Earth?

Despite their name, black holes aren't empty voids but are actually massive amounts of matter packed into an infinitesimally small space.
3 days ago

International scientists to collaborate on project worth millions to film black holes in 3D

The TomoGrav project will pair deep-space data with advanced UK AI to film the violent dance of plasma and gravity.
6 days ago

Sensitive radio observations looked for technosignatures on 3I/ATLAS and found silence

The search focused on narrowband signals used by all of humanity's spacecraft but found nothing.
Dec 31, 2025

NASA is tracking asteroid more than twice the size of Empire State Building as it approaches Earth

The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" umbrella.
Dec 31, 2025

Ancient Chinese text about a comet may have solved the mystery of 'The Star of Bethlehem'

For centuries, the biblical account of a celestial body leading the Magi to the birthplace of Jesus has baffled historians.
Dec 30, 2025

Supermassive black holes may be surprisingly picky eaters, new study finds

Using the ALMA telescope in Chile, an international research team examined seven pairs of merging galaxies to come to the conclusion.
Dec 30, 2025

Dark matter may be made of star-sized objects instead of tiny particles, new study suggests

The search for dark matter has been largely unsuccessful so far. But now, scientists think they know where to look for it.
Dec 29, 2025

Hubble spotted two cores in a nearby galaxy—now James Webb may have caught the reason in action

Hubble had confirmed that the galaxy had two nuclei. The origins of them, however, had remained a mystery.
Dec 29, 2025
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