'Loudest ever' gravitational wave provides strong confirmation of Hawking and Kerr's black hole theories
The signal, named GW250114, provides the strongest validation yet for the long-held theories of black hole mechanics proposed by Stephen Hawking and Roy Kerr.
Sep 13, 2025
A 'quasi-moon' asteroid has been orbiting Earth for 60 years—and scientists are just finding out
Pan-STARRS observatory astronomers in Hawaii detected the asteroid, designated 2025 PN7, on August 2, 2025.
Sep 13, 2025
Researchers accidentally discover a giant stellar 'blowtorch' at the Milky Way's border
The JWST captured a rare event, a colossal stellar jet erupting from a developing star in the distant Sharpless 2-284 nebula, located on the outer fringes of the Milky Way.
Sep 13, 2025
Astronomers discover supermassive black holes hiding behind cosmic dust for billions of years—until now
These black holes were found to be hosted by candidate galaxies and formed less than one billion years after the Big Bang.
Sep 12, 2025
Butterfly-shaped hole in the Sun's atmosphere stuns scientists—potential effects on Earth on September 14
The 'coronal hole' is roughly 310,680 miles wide in the sun's atmosphere.
Sep 12, 2025
NASA finds signs of ancient microbial life on Mars in 'groundbreaking discovery'—what it means for humanity
The 'Sapphire Canyon' sample, collected by the Perseverance rover, is being hailed as the strongest evidence yet found for ancient life on Mars.
Sep 11, 2025
First-ever full measurement of black hole's three-dimensional recoil confirms Einstein's theory
The groundbreaking research focused on a specific gravitational wave signal, GW190412, which was originally detected in 2019.
Sep 11, 2025
Astrophysicists reveal 'Earth-sized' exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have atmosphere and liquid water to support life
Of all the exoplanets, TRAPPIST-1e is particularly fascinating to astronomers because its orbit within the habitable zone makes it a prime candidate for having liquid water on its surface.
Sep 9, 2025
Astronomers detect star-forming jets in Milky Way’s outer region, proving star formation follows universal process
Using the powerful ALMA observatory, researchers pinpointed a protostar named Sh 2-283-1a SMM1, located over 51,000 light-years from the galactic center.
Sep 9, 2025
Mars has one more thing in common with Earth—scientists finally resolve a longstanding mystery
Using data from NASA's now-retired InSight lander, a research team is challenging long-held assumptions about what's inside the red planet.
Sep 8, 2025
In a breakthrough, scientists successfully predicted a solar storm just 15 hours before it struck Earth
Using data from the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, a team of scientists successfully predicted the magnetic structure of a coronal mass ejection (CME) in March 2024.
Sep 8, 2025
Millions of light years old 'warm' interstellar dust found in Makani galaxy's hot halo
Using the JWST, a team investigated the Makani galaxy, a distant celestial body whose Hawaiian name appropriately means 'wind'.
Sep 7, 2025
Scientists solve 50-year-old mystery, discover solar flares 6.5 times hotter than expected
The energy released from the outer atmosphere of the sun spreads across our system, and its temperature is much higher than previously believed.
Sep 7, 2025
Our third interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, has a largely carbon dioxide-infused 'coma'
The coma that surrounds the nucleus of the comet has a large amount of carbon dioxide, along with typical materials of a comet.
Sep 5, 2025
Solar Orbiter cracks one of the Sun's secret codes by tracing origins of superspeed electrons
The Sun is the most powerful particle accelerator in our solar system, and it regularly launches streams of high-energy electrons into space.
Sep 4, 2025
NASA’s Juno Mission finally detects 'missing' auroral signature of Jupiter's second-biggest moon
The mission discovered the auroral footprint of the most distant moon, Callisto, which had remained a mystery for astronomers.
Sep 3, 2025
It's possible to find Earth 2.0 using rectangular telescope about the same size as JWST, scientists say
Astrophysicist Heidi Newberg and her team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute detail how a rectangular mirror could solve the major challenges of spotting distant exoplanets.
Sep 3, 2025
Saturn's icy moon harboring alien life? New discovery has scientists buzzing
Despite its frigid, ice-covered exterior, Saturn's moon 'Enceladus' has become a primary target in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Sep 2, 2025
Astronomers discover the most massive 'binary star system' ever observed in our galaxy
Astronomers, led by Dr. Phil Massey of Lowell Observatory, have identified a colossal pair of stars in one of the Milky Way’s most vibrant star-forming regions.
Sep 1, 2025
Earth-like exoplanet 41 light-years away has no atmosphere to support life, new JWST data reveals
Whether the planet GJ 1132 b had an atmosphere was long debated due to conflicting old data.
Aug 30, 2025