Two new studies are giving planetary scientists hope

The biggest breakthrough in modern theoretical physics is the discovery that gravity can collapse the dimensions of space. Physicists don’t yet understand the implications.

A look at the night sky forecast to motivate you to dust off your telescope for the darker nights of autumn.

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The world webcam map, a defunct format from Web 1.0, is back — as a foil to today’s algorithmic internet.

Observations and analysis of how our Galaxy moves revealed that there must be clusters of galaxies in the so-called 'zone of avoidance'.

Variations in the flux of cosmic rays into Earth’s atmosphere may influence our climate and be significant when its magnetic field reverses.

Hidden away behind vast clouds of dust, IRAS 18293-0941 is a binary system with a black hole orbiting a massive, hot star.

Wrinkles on the surface are clues as to the planet’s previous size

If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures

We've seen it in science fiction, but could artificial gravity actually be generated for future space travellers via a spinning spacecraft?

Radio signals have been detected coming from a planet beyond our Solar System, giving astronomers insight into exoplanets' magnetic fields.

Perseverance rover makes a discovery at Margin Unit on Mars giving scientists clues about the planet's wet history and conditions for life.

Scientists have considered putting a super-collider on the Moon. What benefits would this have over the Large Hadron Collider at CERN?

Scientists have conducted a variety of experiments to find out what, if anything, could survive the harsh conditions of Mars.

An international research team has reported the first experimental investigation of a nuclear physics reaction essential for understanding how the element strontium is produced in stars—specifically i...

A new technique could unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls

The James Webb Space Telescope spots mysterious “little red dots” everywhere. A bold new theory suggests they’re suns dozens of times larger than our entire solar system.

New study suggests ancient campfires may have encouraged our ancestors to develop language.

In 1982, an experiment showed unprecedented evidence for exotic matter: magnetic monopoles. But without reproducibility, it didn't hold up.

Reading is unnatural. This will hardly come as a surprise to any child trying to put off his homework for just one more hour of watching other kids play Minecraft.

Scientists have found 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, providing greater insight into the potential threat to Earth from space.

If a human being were standing on Mars, would it be possible to see a transit of Earth, passing in front of the Sun as silhouette?

Curiosity rover sees shallow pits in Martian bedrock caused when pebbles weather out of their host rock and leave behind a void in the dust.

See all the winning images of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition in 2026 – world's biggest astro imaging awards.

The astronomical bodies fire off powerful jets in two distinct phases in their feeding cycle, researchers discover

A light show that will get even more dramatic in time

The James Webb Space Telescope spots mysterious “little red dots” everywhere. A bold new theory suggests they’re suns dozens of times larger than our entire solar system.

Most of us can rattle off the first few words-that-stand-for-letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet. Alfa, Bravo, and Charlie no doubt come right to mind, and depending on how many war movies you've se...

We no longer live in a time when college freshmen get shocked by much of the reading material assigned to them.

Mystery explosion: astronomers have detected a massive gamma-ray burst named GRB 250702B that defies current scientific understanding

The mystery of little red dots got deeper, as a galaxy hiding an overmassive black hole hints at a population of cosmic Jekyll and Hydes.

Study says that if Venus ever did have a moon, the planet's spin and gravity would cause the moon to be swallowed by it.

Physicists confirmed quantum entanglement occurs even among some of the heaviest and most fleeting particles ever created.

Nb. This lecture was moved from its previous date in April due to delays receiving data from the Vera Rubin Observatory, which is a key element of the talk. Those who reserved tickets for the original...

For years, scientists have relied primarily on radio imaging from techniques like very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) to study jets from the active galactic nuclei of supermassive black holes. Th...

Researchers played out the impact between Earth and the hypothetical ancient planet Theia

We assume the Universe looks broadly the same no matter where you are or which way you look. A study is throwing that assumption into doubt.

Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed 3D views ever recorded of a massive binary star system in the middle of its dynamic birth.

NGC 7253A and NGC 7253B are joining forces

Spaceflight can reproduce some changes associated with later life within weeks, offering clues about muscle loss, frailty and recovery.

The discovery of COSMOS-z3.1-A, an enormous proto-supercluster that's 5,000 times bigger than our Galaxy and packed full of dark matter.

The sun is capable of great things. In massive eruptions, it repeatedly hurls particles and radiation into space. This solar bombardment can be dangerous for technical infrastructure on Earth: For exa...

Astronomers have taken one of the deepest looks yet at Cloud-9, a candidate "dark galaxy," and found no trace of stars. The paper outlining this discovery was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Au...

For years, scientists have relied primarily on radio imaging from techniques like very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) to study jets from the active galactic nuclei of supermassive black holes. Th...

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