Astronomers discover star with a powerful magnetic field and an activity cycle 10 times faster than our Sun’s
The intricate magnetic lifecycle of Iota Horologii (ι Hor), a 600-million-year-old Sun-like star, was successfully mapped by scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam.
Published: Oct 13, 2025 | By Raj Naik
ALMA captures stunning evidence of cosmic tug-of-war between gravity and magnetic fields during star birth
Using ALMA, an international team achieved the most comprehensive mapping of magnetic fields yet, using the ALMA telescope to survey 17 massive star-forming regions.
Published: Oct 13, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Black hole shadows could finally help detect the universe’s 'invisible' dark matter, say scientists
The study presents a novel technique that utilizes the dark, shadow-like regions in black hole images taken by 'Event Horizon Telescope' to hunt for the invisible material comprising about 85% of all matter.
Published: Oct 13, 2025 | By Raj Naik
There's a 30 percent chance Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS does not have 'natural origin,' says Harvard astronomer
Researchers argue that 3I/ATLAS, a body roughly seven miles in diameter, is a lithified clastic fragment ripped from a sedimentary basin on a distant exoplanet that may once have been capable of supporting life.
Updated: Dec 4, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Physicists predict dark matter will doom the Universe to a catastrophic 'Big Crunch' soon
This model predicts that the universe will reach its maximum size in approximately 11 billion years, then rapidly start contracting.
Published: Oct 10, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Martian craters reveal long term decline in water on the Red Planet, new study claims
Scientists have long tried to pinpoint the forces that turned a potentially water-rich Mars into the arid world we see today.
Published: Oct 10, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Astronomers uncover 'most pristine' star, a cosmic relic from the early universe
Designated SDSS J0715-7334, the newly identified red giant star exhibits the lowest level of metallicity ever recorded.
Published: Oct 9, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Scientists discover how black holes acquired 'squashed' orbits just before the merger
The merger, officially labeled GW200208_222617, was registered by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the European Virgo detector.
Published: Oct 9, 2025 | By Raj Naik
3I/ATLAS reveals first-ever ultraviolet clue to water in an interstellar comet in historic discovery
The detection, made by NASA’s Swift Observatory, provides the first-ever opportunity to put an interstellar comet on the same chemical scale as objects in our solar system.
Updated: Dec 4, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Scientist explains the stripe in the new image of 3I/ATLAS from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover
On October 4, 2025, the Perseverance rover's Navcam captured an image of 3I/ATLAS revealing a bright streak that was significantly elongated.
Updated: Dec 4, 2025 | By Raj Naik
NASA's James Webb captures sharpest-ever view of M87 supermassive black hole jet
The M87 galaxy's colossal one-sided jet, initially detected over a century ago, has become a 'prime laboratory' for scientists seeking to understand Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN).
Published: Oct 3, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Dual solar wind streams from two giant coronal holes could reach Earth on October 3
These events are known to trigger geomagnetic storms and enhance aurora displays.
Updated: Oct 1, 2025 | By Raj Naik
New research provides first observational proof of underground lava tubes on Venus
While the Moon, Mars, and Earth all harbor lava tubes formed by ancient flowing rock, their existence on Venus had previously been a matter of pure speculation.
Published: Sep 30, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Scientists unveil largest-ever simulation of our universe in aid of ESA's Euclid mission
The 'Flagship 2 galaxy mock' simulates over 3.4 billion galaxies, precisely matching Euclid's expected view across a third of the sky.
Published: Sep 29, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Alien artifact or freak of nature? 'Anomalously massive' interstellar object 3I/Atlas has scientists puzzled
Researchers believe the interstellar object is far more massive than previously discovered interstellar objects 1I/'Oumuamua and 2l/Borisov.
Updated: Dec 4, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Earth's 'wind' is causing the Moon to rust—but how is this possible?
In 2020, scientists were surprised to find hematite, a form of rust, distributed across the Moon's higher latitudes, beginning the mystery of how it formed.
Published: Sep 25, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Even if aliens exist in our galaxy, they are probably about 33,000 light-years away: Researchers
Dr. Manuel Scherf and Professor Helmut Lammer of the Austrian Academy of Sciences presented findings indicating that the chances of discovering life like ours are not favorable.
Published: Sep 25, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Only 3 interstellar visitors have ever been found—but this 'really interesting object' could change that forever
Researchers believe this comet is a sign of many more interstellar discoveries to come.
Published: Sep 25, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Huge solar storm launched last week is predicted to reach the location of Comet 3I/ATLAS on September 24-25
Comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) is on a hyperbolic trajectory; it will pass through our solar system only once before exiting forever.
Updated: Dec 4, 2025 | By Raj Naik
Earth's tiny ancient crystals may hold secrets of our journey through Milky Way's spiral arms
A new study suggests our planet's crust holds chemical clues to its cosmic journeys.
Published: Sep 23, 2025 | By Raj Naik