Scientists detect dry ice in a planetary nebula for the first time using James Webb Telescope
What makes this discovery even more interesting is that ices are not known to survive in planetary nebulae.
Published: 5 hours ago | By Juhi Varma
Two exoplanets collided—and the impact was similar to the one that created Earth and the Moon
It all started when a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington found a Sun-like star behaving strangely.
Published: 8 hours ago | By Biplab Das
Why is April's Full Moon called the Pink Moon? History and meaning explained
The seasonal lunar name traces back to spring phlox blooms in North America, not the actual color.
Published: 2 days ago | By Sandip Kishan
High-speed solar wind from coronal hole expected to result in auroras on March 14-15
The coronal hole is a recurrent feature, having appeared in the last rotation as well.
Updated: 2 days ago | By Juhi Varma
Cosmologist explains how the oldest Milky Way stars gave away the age of the universe
Elena Tomasetti of the University of Bologna discusses her team's calculation of the estimated age of the universe in an exclusive interview with Starlust.
Published: 2 days ago | By Juhi Varma
Scientists find evidence our Sun may have migrated from the galaxy center with stellar 'twins'
Far from the harsh galaxy center, they reached a location that is hospitable for life.
Published: 3 days ago | By Biplab Das
First-ever oval orbit detected in neutron star–black hole merger
GW200105 reveals an eccentric orbit before merger, challenging formation models.
Published: 4 days ago | By Sandip Kishan
James Webb Space Telescope reveals strange features of auroral footprints of Jupiter's moon Io
While Jupiter's main aurora has a great deal of hot materials, a snapshot showed a cold spot in Io's auroral footprint.
Updated: 4 days ago | By Biplab Das
NASA scientist says terraforming Mars, at least in the near future, is a pipe dream
As a civilization, we currently just don't have the industrial might to make terraforming a reality.
Published: 4 days ago | By Sandip Kishan
A meteorite crashed through the roof of a German home on March 8, reached as far as the bedroom
Damage reports have come from the Hunsrück region, the Eifel mountains, and Koblenz, among others.
Published: 6 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
Physicist says intense solar activity could make early 2026 a 'high-risk' window for Artemis II launch
This reason is enough to delay the Artemis II mission further, says a Mexican nuclear physicist to the Starlust team.
Published: 6 days ago | By Biplab Das
Microbes may survive asteroid impacts and travel between planets, new study finds
The researchers used Deinococcus radiodurans, an extremely resilient bacterium, to test their hypothesis.
Published: 6 days ago | By Sandip Kishan
Cosmic collaboration: Hubble and Euclid show Cat’s Eye Nebula in intricate detail
The Cat's Eye Nebula is located 4,400 light-years away in the constellation Draco.
Published: 7 days ago | By Juhi Varma
Scientists successfully grow chickpeas in simulated moon dirt
This is big leap forward to how astronauts can be provided food during their sojourn on the Moon.
Updated: Mar 6, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Asteroid previously projected to hit the Moon in 2032 will now miss, says NASA
The refined observations from last month eliminate chances of impact, and provide a flyby distance.
Published: Mar 6, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
40 years of data reveal how the Sun's internal structure behaves in its quieter phases
The Sun's internal structure shows subtle changes even during the calmer phases.
Published: Mar 5, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Moon’s far-side soil may offer sturdier foundations for future bases, AI analysis suggests
Future rovers can move across the lunar far side's soil, which is more cohesive and stronger than the near-side's soil.
Published: Mar 4, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Gravitational waves may finally reveal how fast the universe is expanding
The new method, researchers said, relies on ripples and offers more precision over prior methods.
Updated: Mar 3, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft detects lightning-generated waves in Mars’ atmosphere
A single whistler wave among 108,000 signals reveals rare Martian electrical activity.
Published: Mar 3, 2026 | By Sandip Kishan
Dangerous solar storms can now be predicted up to two years in advance, thanks to new study
Relying on 50 years of data, the study has identified two potential danger windows till mid-2027.
Published: Mar 2, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath