Space
After analyzing powdered rock samples collected from the surface of Mars by (...) »
Astronomers find remains of a cluster of ancient stars at Milky Way's edge. »
Study finds mass at the center of the Milky Way is 99.9% from Sagittarius A*. »
Planetoid is almost 146 light-years away from Earth. »
A team of scientists wants Pluto classified as a planet again — along with dozens of similar bodies in the solar system and any found around distant stars. »
Rogue planets are elusive cosmic objects that have masses comparable to those of the planets in our (...) »
Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock their six-wheeled explorer has been (...) »
Using observations from NASA’s ICON mission, scientists presented the first direct measurements (...) »
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its close vicinity. »
Supercomputer-powered 3D imaging of roots helps develop climate change-adapted plants. »
A radiation sensor aboard the spacecraft is providing new data on the health risks humans would face on the surface. »
Researchers from the University of Arizona say a near-Earth asteroid, named Kamo`oalewa, (...) »
Recently found planetary system could yield clues about the fate of our solar system. »
A new discovery is shedding light on how fluorine — an element found in our bones and teeth as fluoride — is forged in the Universe. »
Exoplanet's atmospheric temperature and winds much higher than prior estimations. »
Astronomers have spotted tantalizing signs of a planet in a star system outside the Milky Way, which, if it's confirmed, would be the first ever found in another galaxy. »
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have formed a hypothesis about the absence of liquid water on the surface of Mars. The team's findings suggest that Mars doesn't have enough mass to retain large amounts of water. »
Space experts have detected unusual radio waves coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. »
The gigantic impact that created the moon was actually a one-two punch, a new study suggests. »
Supernovas create interstellar emissions that seed future stars. »
Plenty of data from Mars suggests the nearby red world was once much more watery, like Earth. »
Asteroid could be a remnant of an ill-fated protoplanet. »
Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period. »
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope a team of astronomers have obtained the sharpest and most detailed images yet of the asteroid Kleopatra. »
Saturn’s rings aren’t just a beautiful adornment (...). »
A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by (...) »
Oxygen rise paved the way for the spectacular diversity of animal life. »
A team of astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to shed new light on planets around a nearby star (...) »
Astronomers have detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for the first time. »
Tantalizing evidence has been uncovered for a mysterious population (...) »
Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study. »
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. »
Earth's solid-iron inner core is growing faster on one side than the other »
Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality. »
The spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon than any other in more than two decades, offering dramatic glimpses of the icy orb. »