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Space exploration goes underground

Is there life in Martian caves? It's a good question, but it's not the right question - yet. An international collaboration of scientists has dozens of questions we need asked and answered. Once we figure out how to study caves on the Moon, Mars and other planetary bodies, then we can return to that question.

November 16, 2022 Read more

Rolling dice to gain insights into planets and stars

Using a simulation method based on random numbers scientists were able to describe the properties of warm dense hydrogen as accurately as never before.

November 15, 2022 Read more

Black holes don't always power gamma-ray bursts, new research shows

Space scientists may need to rethink how gamma-ray bursts are formed after new research shows new-born supramassive stars, not black holes, are sometimes responsible for these huge extragalactic bursts of energy.

November 11, 2022 Read more

A supernova in distant space allows us to understand the origin of the elements in the universe

The study of the explosions of red super-giant stars tallies with the current understanding of how the heavier atomic elements were created inside stars and during supernova explosions.

November 10, 2022 Read more

Ultrathin solar cells promise improved satellite performance

Radiation damage to photovoltaics in orbit can be reduced by making the cells thinner.

November 8, 2022 Read more

Can cosmic inflation be ruled out?

Astrophysicists say that cosmic inflation - a point in the Universe's infancy when space-time expanded exponentially, and what physicists really refer to when they talk about the 'Big Bang' - can in principle be ruled out in an assumption-free way.

November 5, 2022 Read more

Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found from new study

Astronomers have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one of the oldest rocky and icy planetary systems discovered in the Milky Way.

November 5, 2022 Read more

Astronomers discover closest black hole to Earth

Gemini North telescope on Hawai'i reveals first dormant, stellar-mass black hole in our cosmic backyard.

November 4, 2022 Read more

Mars's crust more complex, evolved than previously thought

Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought - and it may even be similar to our own planet's original crust.

November 4, 2022 Read more

Polarized X-rays reveal shape, orientation of extremely hot matter around black hole

Researchers' recent observations of a stellar-mass black hole called Cygnus X-1 reveal new details about the configuration of extremely hot matter in the region immediately surrounding the black hole.

November 3, 2022 Read more

First neutrino image of an active galaxy

IceCube telescope: High-energy neutrinos discovered in galaxy NGC 1068

November 3, 2022 Read more

From graphene to gravity: Exploring the physics of emergence

This new book finds resonances between the science of the latest wonder materials and string theory, quantum gravity, and the origins of space and time.

November 3, 2022 Read more

The future of space food: Using bioengineered yeast to feed humans off-Earth

Take a common form of yeast, a 3D printer, and some clever science, and what do you have? A versatile and nutritious food system for tomorrow's discerning space traveler.

November 3, 2022 Read more

Webb reveals the oldest star clusters in the universe

Astronomers have used the James Webb Telescope to identify the most distant globular clusters ever discovered - dense groups of millions of stars that may be relics containing the first and oldest stars in the universe.

November 2, 2022 Read more

As dense as it gets: New model for matter in neutron star collisions

This work extends models from nuclear physics, which are not applicable at high densities, with a method used in string theory to describe the transition to dense and hot quark matter.

November 1, 2022 Read more

Uncovering the massive quantum mysteries of black holes

Bizarre quantum properties of black holes - including their mind-bending ability to have different masses simultaneously - have been confirmed by physicists.

October 31, 2022 Read more

Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight years

Twilight observations from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory spot three large near-Earth objects lurking in the inner Solar System.

October 31, 2022 Read more

Rare earth elements synthesis confirmed in neutron star mergers

When two neutron stars merge, the resultant explosion forms heavy elements - many of which make up our Universe. A new study has, for the first time, identified the specific rare-earth elements produced in a neutron star merger.

October 27, 2022 Read more