James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Final Stages of Planet Formation
How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study…
How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study…
NASA’s project unveils fifteen active asteroids, providing insights into the solar system’s origins and future space exploration potential. Some extraordinary asteroids have “activity”—comet-like tails or…
NASA’s CubeSat initiative supports 10 new missions, promoting educational and technological advancement through modular satellites. These include diverse projects from universities and a K-12 school,…
Dark matter, influencing the universe through gravitational interactions, remains elusive with potential forms like WIMPs and axions, the latter possibly forming explosive ‘dark stars.’ Dark…
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:56 p.m. ET on March 28, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured…
A study challenges established views on Kuiper Belt Objects, revealing their ability to retain volatile ices much longer than previously thought, thereby offering new perspectives…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has provided crucial data on the charged particles in Europa’s atmosphere, revealing insights into its potential for supporting life. This study, involving…
Detailed pictures of one of the first galaxies show growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought. Astronomers are currently enjoying a…
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane…
The Hubble constant’s measurement discrepancy, known as the Hubble Tension, has been a significant puzzle in cosmology. The James Webb Space Telescope’s confirmation of the…
Dark matter constitutes approximately 85% of the universe’s total matter. Unlike ordinary matter, which interacts with light through absorption, reflection, and emission, dark matter remains…
Astronomers have unveiled new details of planet formation by observing over 80 young stars with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, highlighting the diversity and complexity of…
Ten crewmates now reside aboard the International Space Station (ISS) after the arrival of the Soyuz MS-25 crew ship on Monday. They will live and…
Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a study led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad Complutense de…
An orange dwarf star has yielded the tiniest ‘starquakes’ ever recorded, measured by an international team of scientists. Named Epsilon Indi, the star is the…
The quasar produces high levels of radiation and powerful jets, but it has less influence on its surroundings than expected. Astronomers have revealed that a…
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus on the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft docked to the International…
Research pushes the presence of water on Mars further into the past. The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may…