ASTRONOMY

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