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Devoid of geological and atmospheric processes, asteroids provide a window onto the evolution of the solar system. But to really understand their secrets, scientists must know what's inside them.
Jan 7th, 2022
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No longer solely in the realm of science fiction, the possibility of interstellar travel has appeared, tantalizingly, on the horizon.
Jan 6th, 2022
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Study adds more certainty to theory involving information paradox.
Jan 4th, 2022
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An international scientific group has managed to measure for the first time oscillations in the brightness of a neutron star during its most violent moments. In just a tenth of a second, the magnetar released energy equivalent to that produced by the Sun in 100,000 years.
Dec 27th, 2021
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In Lovecraftian horror, the Universe is filled with 'dark planets' ungraced by the light of a host star. New research shows that reality might be even scarier. An international team of astronomers has found about 100 planets floating freely in space rather than orbiting stars.
Dec 22nd, 2021
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Meteorites are remnants of the building blocks that formed Earth and the other planets orbiting our Sun. Recent analysis of their isotopic makeup led settles a longstanding debate about the geochemical evolution of our Solar System and our home planet.
Dec 22nd, 2021
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Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive image of radio emission from the nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole to Earth. The emission is powered by a central black hole in the galaxy Centaurus A, about 12 million light years away.
Dec 22nd, 2021
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A new study shows it's theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.
Dec 21st, 2021
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A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces.
Dec 21st, 2021
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Proposing an alternative model for how the universe came to be, a team of astrophysicists suggests that all black holes - from those as tiny as a pin head to those covering billions of miles - were created instantly after the Big Bang and account for all dark matter.
Dec 20th, 2021
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An international team of astronomers has revealed a new map of the Milky Way's outer disc showing remains of tidal arms excited from interactions with satellite galaxies in the distant past.
Dec 17th, 2021
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A new study features a method of deriving the rotation periods of stars from just one observation of the stellar activity rather than repeated observations over several weeks which are needed to directly measure the rotation period. The method has possible implications for the determination of the ages of stars.
Dec 16th, 2021
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A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun - an extreme environment that's roughly 1.1 million degrees C.
Dec 14th, 2021
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The world's first 3D simulation simultaneously considering dust motion and growth in a disk around a young star has shown that large dust from the central region can be entrained by and then ejected by gas outflows, and eventually fall back onto the outer regions of the disk where it may enable planetesimal formation.
Dec 14th, 2021
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The discovery, based on an unusual event dubbed 'the Cow', may offer astronomers a new way to spot infant compact objects.
Dec 13th, 2021
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The theory of general relativity passes a range of precise tests set by pair of extreme stars.
Dec 13th, 2021
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An international study focusing on an infamous star in Orion may help to shed light on how the solar system formed.
Dec 10th, 2021
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If you ever wanted to be an astronomer, now is your chance. A new citizen science project allows volunteers to play an important role in learning more about the Sun by using their personal computers.
Dec 9th, 2021
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