Astronomers confirm discovery of a fifth potentially habitable world orbiting a red dwarf 35 light-years away
The most significant discovery is L 98-59 f, the fifth planet, found in the temperate zone through subtle changes in its star's motion using HARPS and ESPRESSO data.
Jul 24, 2025
NASA's Perseverance probes evidence of ancient magma activity in Martian rocks to explore its geological past
The Perseverance rover recently traveled westward to 'Westport,' a site where the clay-rich 'Krokodillen' unit meets a unique olivine-bearing rock formation.
Jul 23, 2025
Scientists stunned as star survived and returned for second near-fatal encounter with supermassive black hole
Dubbed AT 2022dbl, this dramatic event is forcing scientists to rethink long-held theories on black hole stellar consumption, possibly rewriting astrophysics.
Jul 23, 2025
Moon soil reveals secrets for sustaining human life and future lunar outposts, say scientists
A new method from scientists aims to extract water from lunar regolith and convert carbon dioxide in one step, a significant advance for self-sustaining space missions.
Jul 22, 2025
Astronomers witness rocky planet like Earth being born around a baby star for the first time
'We will never witness the formation of Earth, but here, we may be watching a planet come into existence in real time,' said an astronomer.
Jul 22, 2025
Scientists created largest dataset of Type Ia supernovae, discovered that dark energy might be evolving over time
The journey to this finding started in 1998 with Type Ia supernovae, whose demise showed the universe was expanding faster than anticipated.
Jul 22, 2025
Physicist claims universe is 26.7 billion years old — nearly double current estimates
A groundbreaking finding directly addresses the perplexing 'impossible early galaxy problem.'
Jul 21, 2025
Astronomers discover supersonic filaments in high-speed gas cloud, offering blueprint for galaxy evolution
This unprecedented look into a very-high-velocity cloud (VHVC) reshapes our understanding of interstellar structure formation, yielding vital clues about early galaxy evolution.
Jul 20, 2025
First-ever direct glimpse captures earliest moments of a new solar system formation
This groundbreaking discovery offers a striking glimpse into the nascent stages of a solar system's formation, mirroring the very dawn of our own Sun's planetary beginnings.
Jul 17, 2025
After website closure, Trump administration abandons plan to post climate reports on NASA site
Announced on July 13, the decision comes after the government websites for the National Climate Assessments were taken offline.
Jul 17, 2025
100 'orphan galaxies' are surrounding our Milky Way—and they are just now coming into view
While approximately 60 satellite galaxies have been identified, the findings indicate dozens of others could be orbiting our galaxy nearby.
Jul 16, 2025
Titan’s shadow to transit Saturn on July 18 in a rare event — how and when to watch
Approximately every 15 years, Titan casts its small, dark shadow upon Saturn's disk.
Jul 15, 2025
Ancient interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be billions of years older than our solar system
The 'water ice-rich' interstellar object is only the third known object from beyond the solar system ever reported in our cosmic neighbourhood.
Jul 14, 2025
Nearby supernova explosions could be behind two of Earth's mass extinctions, says new study
Researchers point to supernovae as the probable cause for the late Devonian (372 million years away) and older Ordovician (445 million years away) extinction events.
Jul 14, 2025
Chang'e-6 samples reveal ancient volcanoes rocked the Moon’s far side for a billion years, surprising scientists
On May 3, 2024, the Chang'e-6 probe launched and successfully gathered 1,935.3 grams of samples from the Moon's South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin.
Jul 13, 2025
Tiny 50-gram meteorite from Morocco could reshape our understanding of when the solar system formed
New research on the meteorite's tiny fragments directly contests the long-held scientific view that inner solar system planets formed earlier than outer ones.
Jul 12, 2025
Astronomers believe the Milky Way is inside a giant cosmic hole—why it's important for 'Hubble tension'
The 'Hubble tension' arises from the conflicting early universe expansion predictions versus faster local observations.
Jul 12, 2025
NASA astronaut shares mind-boggling time-exposure image of lightning from the ISS
A captivating 25-minute time exposure reveals Earth's sequential lightning flashes brightly illuminating the planet.
Jul 12, 2025
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe unveils the closest-ever images to the Sun, taken just 3.8 million miles away
These incredible images are giving scientists vital new information about space weather events that could affect Earth.
Jul 11, 2025
'Dinosaur footprints' on Mars? NASA's Curiosity rover investigates strange rock formation on the planet
The rock will undergo thorough analysis using the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS), Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), and Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instruments.
Jul 10, 2025